Ken Delaney<\/strong> He spoke of a two-day trip which was reportedly to include meetings in Moscow and St Petersburg; according to this account, the American official might have been received by the Russian Federal Security Service.<\/p>\nThe news was quickly picked up by international and Ukrainian media, although at that point it had not been confirmed by either the FBI or the White House. Earlier, American publications had reported on Patel\u2019s possible plans to travel to Russia in mid-October, but such reports did not prove that the visit had actually taken place.<\/p>\n
Live coverage from Lynchburg and a statement from the department<\/h2>\n
The FBI posted a video on X in which it juxtaposed a report on Patel\u2019s alleged arrival in Russia with footage of him taking part in an event about the work of law enforcement agencies. The FBI Director responded to the circulating information with the phrase: \u00abFacts are more important than clickbait<\/em>\u00bb.<\/p>\nThe local television channel WSET-TV, affiliated with ABC, broadcast a round-table discussion featuring Patel, a Republican Member of Congress John McGuire<\/strong>, representatives of local law enforcement agencies and law students from Liberty University.<\/p>\nA screenshot from Flightradar24 showing the route of a Gulfstream G550, registered as N708JH, from a military airfield has also been shared online Andrews in Maryland<\/strong> to Lynchburg. The flight lasted around 30 minutes and is consistent with the official\u2019s stay in Virginia, but the image does not reveal who was amongst the passengers on the plane.<\/p>\n\r\n