Dignitaries, including military and government officials responsible for managing the site, have been allowed to swim there.

Dignitaries, including military and government officials responsible for managing the site, have been allowed to swim there.

Government emails obtained by The Associated Press show that FBI Director Kash Patel went on a “VIP snorkel” session last summer at the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor.

The FBI did not disclose the snorkeling session or that Patel had returned to Hawaii for two days after his initial stopover on the island.

With few exceptions, snorkeling and diving are off-limits around the USS Arizona. The battleship is now a military cemetery reachable only by boat. It has stood as one of the…

The Hawaii trip is the latest controversy surrounding Patel, who has faced criticism for his use of the FBI plane and global travel.

Kash Patel is facing scrutiny after reports revealed he participated in a rare 'VIP snorkel' excursion near the sunken USS Arizona memorial

When Kash Patel visited Hawaii last summer, the FBI took pains to note the director was not on vacation, highlighting his walking tour of the bureau's Honolulu field office and…

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