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FBI refutes MS NOW report Patel in Russia, posts video of Virginia event
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The FBI is refuting a report from MS NOW claiming that FBI Director Kash Patel had landed in Russia for a meeting Tuesday. MS NOW, formerly MSNBC, aired the report on its weekday morning show "State of Play" with Peter Alexander and cited two people familiar with the matter as sources for Patel’s wh…
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MS Now reporter Ken Dilanian said FBI Director Kash Patel's trip was part of a two-day trip that included stops in St. Petersburg and Moscow, but Patel was in Virginia, the FBI said.
FAKE NEWS: Dilanian Says Kash Patel Traveled to Russia (He Was in Virginia) MS NOW’s justice and intelligence reporter, Ken Dilanian, might want to check up on the “intelligence” part of his job title after a Wednesday scoop about FBI Director Kash Patel blew up in his face.
The FBI is refuting a report from MS NOW claiming that FBI Director Kash Patel had landed in Russia for a meeting Tuesday. MS NOW, formerly MSNBC, aired the report on its weekday morning show "State of Play" with Peter Alexander and cited two people familiar with the matter as sources for Patel’s wh…
FBI Director Kash Patel ripped a major media network Wednesday for falsely reporting that he was in Russia. Earlier in the day, MS Now claimed Patel had arrived in Russia for a two-day visit in Moscow and St. Petersburg, citing two unnamed sources.
FBI Director Kash Patel called on MS NOW to apologize to the agency after an erroneous report that he had landed in Russia. Citing two unnamed sources, the network’s Ken Dilanian reported during Peter Alexander’s show in the 11 a.m. ET hour that Patel had landed in the country for a meeting.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) threw cold water on an MS NOW “bombshell” about Director Kash Patel being in Russia, forcing an embarrassing retraction. In its […]
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