"A top FBI official with 27 years standing has reportedly been fired by the bureau after its director, Kash Patel, became enraged by press stories revealing he had used a government jet to travel to see his girlfriend sing the national anthem at a wrestling match. Steven Palmer, who had worked at the bureau since 1998, was fired as head of the FBI's critical incident response group which is responsible for handling major security threats as well as overseeing the agency's fleet of jets."
"A day after her performance, Patel himself had reposted photos showing him together with his girlfriend, country singer Alexis Wilkins, on his X account. According to Bloomberg, Patel had become furious over stories published after the event about his use of the FBI jet to go on the date with Wilkins. Soon after, Palmer had been told he could resign instantly or be fired."
"That evening Wilkins performed at a Real American Freestyle wrestling event, and the flight logs show Patel's FBI plane later flying to Nashville. Records for the movements of the jet N708JH were blocked on Flight Aware as of Sunday. A search for the government jet generates a message saying that it is not available for public tracking per request from the owner/operator."
Steven Palmer was removed from his post as head of the FBI's Critical Incident Response Group after bureau director Kash Patel reacted angrily to press reports that Patel used a government jet to attend a date with country singer Alexis Wilkins. Palmer oversaw major security responses and the agency's fleet of jets and had worked at the FBI since 1998. Flight logs for plane N708JH show a landing near Penn State on October 25, Wilkins' performance that evening, and a subsequent flight to Nashville; the jet's movements were later blocked from public tracking on FlightAware. Palmer was told to resign immediately or be fired.
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