VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-10-16
“I reported that two sources had told us that FBI Director Kash Patel had landed in Russia for a planned trip that had been reported about recently. We've since learned that Patel did not, in fact, land in Russia today and remains in the U.S. The FBI did not answer our questions when we asked them about it.”
Ken Dilanian · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-16
Dilanian told MS NOW viewers that Patel had not in fact landed in Russia, correcting his earlier report.
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