Kash Patel stood stone faced and silent as authorities in Utah gave a critical update in the manhunt for the assassin who shot and killed political influencer Charlie Kirk.
Utah's Republican Governor Spencer Cox presented a video of the shooter fleeing the scene on Thursday night and urged the public to help track down the killer.
The FBI director, who flew to Utah for the briefing, did not take questions or address the public.
The former MAGA podcaster and current spy chief has come under increasing scrutiny over the blunders at the bureau in the aftermath of the brutal killing at Utah Valley University.
In the hours after the murder, Patel wrongly said a suspect was in custody while critics have blasted him for gutting the FBI's leadership in Salt Lake City.
