Kash Patel Accused Of Breaking Rules By Posting Sealed FBI Case 'To Make Himself Look Good'

Last Updated:June 30, 2026, 19:47 IST

Law enforcement officials say the case was still under a court seal at the time, meaning its details were legally restricted from public disclosure.

Kash Patel has been accused by FBI veterans of breaching legal restrictions and internal rules after he publicly revealed details of a sealed investigation into an alleged terror plot targeting a UFC event at the White House earlier this month.

On 16 June, two days after the “UFC Freedom 250" event — which coincided with Donald Trump’s 80th birthday — Patel posted on X that five suspects had been “stopped cold" following arrests linked to an alleged plot involving drones and explosives targeting the UFC event attended by the US president.

“While the result represented the best of investigative work, it was also nothing out of the ordinary for this law enforcement team – we are built to detect, respond to, and bring to justice those who threaten the lives of American citizens — particularly during large gatherings like the historic UFC 250 fight," Patel added in the same post.

However, according to a report by The Guardian, law enforcement officials say the case was still under a court seal at the time, meaning its details were legally restricted from public disclosure.

‘Don’t choke on your own smoke’

Meanwhile, speaking to the media, Secret Service Deputy Director Matt Quinn appeared to criticise the handling of the case without naming Patel, saying: “I’ll tell you a phrase I learned early in my career in the New York field office and that’s ‘Don’t choke on your own smoke’."

Quinn further added that the Secret Service had led the investigation and chose not to disclose details in order to protect its integrity.

Hours after Patel’s post, the US Department of Justice formally had announced arrests of five men accused of planning a mass casualty attack. Two more suspects have since been charged.

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