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FBI subpoenaed Kash Patel and Susie Wiles phone records in federal Trump investigation

February 25, 2026 at 10:24 PM
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FBI subpoenaed Kash Patel and Susie Wiles phone records in federal Trump investigation
Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigation into Donald Trump included FBI subpoenas of Kash Patel and Susie Wiles' phone records when both were private citizens.

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Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigation into Donald Trump included FBI subpoenas of Kash Pat

Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigation into Donald Trump included FBI subpoenas of Kash Patel and Susie Wiles' phone records when both were private citizens. FBI FBI subpoenaed Kash Patel and Susie Wiles phone records in federal Trump investigation Special Counsel Jack Smith obtained the records during federal probe into 2020 election and classified documents By Emma Bussey , David Spunt Fox News Published February 25, 2026 5:24pm EST Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video FBI investigates motive in deadly security breach at Mar-a-Lago Fox News correspondent David Spunt reports on an armed intruder being fatally shot by Secret Service at Mar-a-Lago after breaching the property with a shotgun and gas can on ’Special Report.' NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The FBI subpoenaed Kash Patel's and Susie Wiles' phone records in 2022 and 2023, when both were private citizens and as part of a federal probe into Donald Trump, Fox News has confirmed. Patel is currently FBI director and Wiles is White House chief of staff.Reuters first disclosed the subpoenas, which happened during the Biden administration while Special Counsel Jack Smith was investigating Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election, and his handling of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago. In a statement to Fox News, Patel called the move "outrageous and deeply alarming." "It is outrageous and deeply alarming that the previous FBI leadership secretly subpoenaed my own phone records – along with those of now White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles – using flimsy pretexts and burying the entire process in prohibited case files designed to evade all oversight," he said. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APPThis is a developing story. Please check back for updates. Emma Bussey is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital. Before joining Fox, she worked at The Telegraph with the U.S. overnight team, across desks including foreign, politics, news, sport and culture. Related Topics FBIKash PatelDonald TrumpInvestigationsPoliticsJoe Biden More from Politics 7 mins ago Florida launches probe after Cuba kills 4 aboard US-flagged speedboat near Keys
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