Our crackerjack FBI director is slated to go to Russia soon…a lush going to the home of great vodka…..sounds like a party.

FBI Director Kash Patel is lining up a rare and politically fraught visit to Russia this fall, a US official and another person briefed on the plans tell Politico. The mid-October trip would take Patel to Moscow and St. Petersburg, likely at the invitation of Russia’s FSB security service, the successor to the KGB. Details are thin: it’s unknown whether he’ll see President Vladimir Putin or top Kremlin aides, or what exactly he plans to discuss. The FBI, Justice Department, and White House all declined to comment.

An FBI chief heading to one of Washington’s chief rivals would be notable under any circumstances, but Patel’s history adds extra charge. He rose to prominence as a House Intelligence Committee staffer during the Trump-era Russia investigations, later denouncing them as the “Russiagate hoax,” and has since attracted controversy over high-profile foreign trips that have blurred the lines between personal and professional. His planned Russia visit comes as US-Russia relations remain strained over the war in Ukraine and election interference, and as lawmakers push for tougher sanctions. With US-Russia relations strained over Ukraine and new sanctions under discussion, Politico lays out why this trip is so sensitive—and why Congress is paying attention.

Read the full piece.

Recently Patel got butt hurt with an article about his drinking….

FBI Director Kash Patel lashed out at the news media Tuesday with a combative public rebuttal to an article that claimed his drinking had sometimes left him difficult to contact, alarming colleagues and his security detail.

Appearing before reporters for the first time since The Atlantic exposé was published last week, a defiant Patel framed the story as part of a deliberate effort to disparage him, pointed to the libel suit he filed Monday against the magazine and warned other journalists they could be next if they echo the allegations.

“I can say unequivocally that I never listen to the fake news mafia and when they get louder, it just means I’m doing my job,” Patel said in response to questions during an unrelated announcement at Justice Department headquarters. “I’ve never been intoxicated on the job, and that is why we filed a $250 million defamation lawsuit. And any one of you that wants to participate, bring it on.”

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/21/patel-press-fbi-00885963

I am sure that as the head of the FBI those journalists will be investigated.

He should enjoy himself in Russia….nudge nudge….wink wink.

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