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BumRushDaShow

(160,828 posts)
Sat Sep 13, 2025, 07:07 AM Sep 13

Keystone Kash Dined at Luxe NYC Eatery During Kirk Killer Manhunt

Source: Daily Beast

Updated Sep. 13 2025 2:53AM EDT
Published Sep. 13 2025 12:51AM EDT


FBI Director Kash Patel was reportedly dining out at one of New York City’s most exclusive restaurants on Wednesday night as the hunt for Charlie Kirk’s assassin unfolded.

NBC News reports that Patel was dining at Rao’s Italian restaurant in East Harlem when he posted a series of bungled tweets that provoked widespread criticism of his handling of the investigation into Kirk’s murder.

Posting on X at 6:21 p.m., Patel claimed a suspect was in custody, only to correct his statement hours later with a new tweet clarifying that the individual had been released after questioning.

Rao’s opens at 7 p.m., meaning the FBI director was likely being waited on at the celebrated eatery, which is one of the toughest tables to book in all of New York, while posting his updates. Patel’s tweet created confusion and was quickly contradicted by local officials, who stated that two individuals had been questioned and then released following the fatal shooting at Utah Valley University.

Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/kash-patel-dined-at-luxe-nyc-restaurant-while-manhunt-for-charlie-kirks-killer-was-underway/



I called it (and had no idea at the time but the "habit and pattern" is too consistent) - https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=3528716

REFERENCE - https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143528372
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Keystone Kash Dined at Luxe NYC Eatery During Kirk Killer Manhunt (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Sep 13 OP
This message was self-deleted by its author Chasstev365 Sep 13 #1
Raos JustAnotherGen Sep 13 #2
SNAP benefits were cut by the GOP while they bronxiteforever Sep 13 #3
So what? Less damage to the Republic there than he could have been almost anywhere else. At least he was out of ... marble falls Sep 13 #4
Most, if not all states have MOUs with the feds BumRushDaShow Sep 13 #5
About how many local murders? What was the Federal interest in a local loudmouth's being terminally shut up? ... marble falls Sep 13 #6
Orem, UT has almost 100,000 population BumRushDaShow Sep 13 #10
I agree with your overall point. yardwork Sep 13 #15
They are making way too much money. LiberalArkie Sep 13 #7
We need to know what their expense accounts allow too! Attilatheblond Sep 13 #17
Probably unlimited with their sponsors. What if an employee in the IRS during the Capone era was sponsored by LiberalArkie Sep 13 #18
The guys with the $9 jars of pasta sauce bucolic_frolic Sep 13 #8
His meal wasn't poisoned. twodogsbarking Sep 13 #9
typical elite republicons BoRaGard Sep 13 #11
All these RWers care about is the appearance of status and privilege nuxvomica Sep 13 #12
Could have been worse. He could have worn fatigues and be out there with his M-16 personally hunting Wonder Why Sep 13 #13
Good nickname Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 13 #14
But first he said grace and mentioned Kirk. Sneederbunk Sep 13 #16
ON OUR DIME Evolve Dammit Sep 13 #19
Gives a new twist to Kashing In... BattleRow Sep 13 #21
You know eating on the taxpayer dime is more important than looking for murderer............. turbinetree Sep 13 #20
Okay, You Find Out Your Friend Gets Unalived Deep State Witch Sep 13 #22
Vance was fine dining on expensive sushi in San Diego BigmanPigman Sep 13 #23
Ya know, if he had a fiddle, 3825-87867 Sep 13 #24

Response to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

bronxiteforever

(10,792 posts)
3. SNAP benefits were cut by the GOP while they
Sat Sep 13, 2025, 08:12 AM
Sep 13

Last edited Sat Sep 13, 2025, 12:55 PM - Edit history (1)

dinned at Rao’s and at the “Rose Garden Club”.

marble falls

(68,734 posts)
4. So what? Less damage to the Republic there than he could have been almost anywhere else. At least he was out of ...
Sat Sep 13, 2025, 08:14 AM
Sep 13

... the way. Why was the FBI involved anyways? The victim was nobody special, there was no interstate conspiracy involved, the shooter was nobody special, hadn't left the state. This was nothing more than a local murder, well handled and quickly solved by local authorities.

I am not falling for the TACO narrative of who the murder victim was. I'm certainly not half-masting my flag for him.

BumRushDaShow

(160,828 posts)
5. Most, if not all states have MOUs with the feds
Sat Sep 13, 2025, 08:30 AM
Sep 13

particularly for criminal cases, because they have access to certain expertise, databases, and forensics capability (e.g., the stuff that goes on in Quantico) that the states might not have.

I expect that local LEO might have given a "heads up" to their local FBI office (particularly since Kirk was a "high profile" individual).

However the problem was probably not with that local office, but with the Bondi Boondagle Brigade, who saw fit to "reach in" from their "1000 ft view" to "take control", seizing on the opportunity for a media bonanza and apparently, the bungling bit players in their troupe were "not adequately prepared".

marble falls

(68,734 posts)
6. About how many local murders? What was the Federal interest in a local loudmouth's being terminally shut up? ...
Sat Sep 13, 2025, 08:38 AM
Sep 13

... how many local mass murders in schools, churches, store etc have the Feds had such public presence in?

BumRushDaShow

(160,828 posts)
10. Orem, UT has almost 100,000 population
Sat Sep 13, 2025, 09:23 AM
Sep 13

and they were/are the home of what is Corel's Wordperfect word processor program (Corel now owned by a Canadian company). We had been mandated back in the late '80s to use that by HHS (before everything switched over to M$ products), so that is when I discovered that the place existed! Before I retired, DOJ was STILL using Wordperfect for their docket templates.

That is where the university is located, so they aren't a little rural town!

yardwork

(68,148 posts)
15. I agree with your overall point.
Sat Sep 13, 2025, 01:18 PM
Sep 13

I think it's not unusual for the FBI to be involved when it's a shooting like this into a large group of people. And Kirk was a well-known figure. So it's not that surprising that the FBI would be working with local authorities.

However, to your point, local LE was in charge and there was no reason whatsoever for the head of the FBI to be tweeting updates. Apparently that's never happened before.

Nor was it at all appropriate for the FBI to tell local authorities to keep the arrest secret until the next day so the president could "announce" it on Fox News.

LiberalArkie

(18,986 posts)
18. Probably unlimited with their sponsors. What if an employee in the IRS during the Capone era was sponsored by
Sat Sep 13, 2025, 05:04 PM
Sep 13

Al and went on European vacations. These days no one would think anything because some PAC was picking up the tab.

bucolic_frolic

(52,518 posts)
8. The guys with the $9 jars of pasta sauce
Sat Sep 13, 2025, 08:46 AM
Sep 13

Figures Kashman would be there.

Rao's Homemade now owned by Campbell's Soup.

nuxvomica

(13,653 posts)
12. All these RWers care about is the appearance of status and privilege
Sat Sep 13, 2025, 11:50 AM
Sep 13

That's at the core of their and their followers' resentment, that they aren't treated better than the next guy. It's why Trump wants a Nobel Prize. If we could build a Potemkin village, on an island, with fancy restaurants and resorts and awards ceremonies, we could trap these people forever.

Wonder Why

(6,222 posts)
13. Could have been worse. He could have worn fatigues and be out there with his M-16 personally hunting
Sat Sep 13, 2025, 12:18 PM
Sep 13

down the "left wing perp" like Naomi with the "immigrant criminals".

turbinetree

(26,600 posts)
20. You know eating on the taxpayer dime is more important than looking for murderer.............
Sat Sep 13, 2025, 06:11 PM
Sep 13

and then having another psychopath going on Fix Noise psychopaths after the fact 9 hours later to say they got the murder when it was his father that turned him in shows just how fucking twisted that orange hair traitor really is...........this country is so fucked..............

Deep State Witch

(12,258 posts)
22. Okay, You Find Out Your Friend Gets Unalived
Sat Sep 13, 2025, 07:16 PM
Sep 13

You're head of the FBI. Should you cancel your hard-to-get dinner reservation and get thee to the FBI office in NYC - or should you continue on with your dinner and tweet out BS like you know what's going on?

Wrong answer, Kash-and-Karry.

BigmanPigman

(53,837 posts)
23. Vance was fine dining on expensive sushi in San Diego
Sat Sep 13, 2025, 07:49 PM
Sep 13

as Texas was experiencing a huge flash flood on July 4th weekend. My neighborhood acted ASAP and showed him he is NOT welcomed in San Diego! His wife is from this area.

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3825-87867

(1,611 posts)
24. Ya know, if he had a fiddle,
Sat Sep 13, 2025, 07:59 PM
Sep 13

he might have played it instead.

And the band played on...

It really is just a

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