REPORT: FBI WAITED 12 Hours Before Showing Photo of Charlie Kirk Assassination Suspect to Kash Patel

This is very strange.

During the manhunt for Charlie Kirk’s assassin, the FBI reportedly sat on a photo of the suspect for 12 whole hours before showing it to Kash Patel.

Independent journalist Breanna Morello shared the details:

🚨SHOCKING🚨

FBI agents delayed showing a photo of the Charlie Kirk assassination suspect to their boss, Director Kashyap Patel, for 12 hours, according to the NYT.

In an online Thursday morning meeting with about 200 agents, Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino sharply… pic.twitter.com/Jja1Gark4H

— Breanna Morello (@BreannaMorello) September 13, 2025

🚨SHOCKING🚨

FBI agents delayed showing a photo of the Charlie Kirk assassination suspect to their boss, Director Kashyap Patel, for 12 hours, according to the NYT.

In an online Thursday morning meeting with about 200 agents, Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino sharply criticized the agents, with Patel stating he would not tolerate further “Mickey Mouse operations.”

Now, keep in mind that the source of this report is The New York Times, so take it with a grain of salt.

However, if true, this is very concerning.

You don’t have to be an FBI agent to show that time is of the essence in these types of cases.

The original NYT report said:

On Thursday morning, a day after hastily suggesting the person who gunned down Charlie Kirk was in custody, Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, convened an online meeting with 200 agents around the country to discuss the manhunt. It was a tense affair.

Mr. Patel and his deputy, Dan Bongino, made it clear they were under intense pressure to catch the killer of Mr. Kirk. They expressed themselves with such fierce urgency that, in the view of some participants, it hinted at another motive: to prove they were up to the task.

The director wasted no time before calling out subordinates that he said failed to give him timely information and was incensed that agents in Salt Lake City waited nearly 12 hours to show him a photo of the suspected killer, according to three people familiar on the exchange.

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Mr. Patel said he would not tolerate any more “Mickey Mouse operations,” an official on the call recounted. It was one of his few utterances without profanity, the person added.

The photos released by the FBI to the public would prove to be very important, since they ultimately led to Tyler Robinson being turned in by his father.

In a post on X, Kash Patel said that he released the photos and videos to the suspect “against all law enforcement recommendations”:

Against all law enforcement recommendations, we demanded the video footage and enhanced stills of the suspect be released to the public.

Robinson’s father, who ultimately turned him in to authorities, told law enforcement that he recognized his son in that released video. pic.twitter.com/nCwEso3vth

— FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) September 13, 2025

Why did the FBI allegedly conceal a photo of the suspect from Kash Patel for 12 whole hours?

Why was law enforcement recommending the photos be hidden from the public?

I don’t have any answers, but something seems fishy here.

What do you think?