Political Violence and Public Safety

As the FBI leads the probe into the fatal shooting of 21‑year‑old Austin Tucker Martin after he breached Mar‑a‑Lago’s inner perimeter carrying a shotgun and gas can and was shot by Secret Service agents and a Palm Beach deputy while no protectees were present and President Trump was in Washington, FBI Director Kash Patel was in Milan celebrating the U.S. men’s hockey team — entering the locker room, spraying beer and wearing a player’s gold medal. Patel and the FBI say the trip included professional meetings, but his locker‑room celebration and prior contested use of the FBI Gulfstream G550 have renewed congressional and public scrutiny of his travel and use of government resources.