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Kash Patel faces scrutiny over snorkeling outing at USS Arizona memorial in Hawaii
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Kash Patel faces scrutiny over snorkeling outing at USS Arizona memorial in Hawaii

The Guardian · May 16, 2026, 3:10 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

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FBI director reportedly took a snorkel excursion at site containing remains of more than 1,000 navy sailors and marines The FBI director, Kash Patel, is facing new scrutiny following reports that he participated in a snorkeling excursion around the USS Arizona during a trip to Hawaii last summer.The outing was first reported this week by the Associated Press, which obtained government emails describing the excursion as a “VIP snorkel” around the USS Arizona – the site that holds the remains of more than 1,000 US navy sailors and marines who died at Pearl Harbor in 1941. Continue reading...

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