New York Times alleges FBI investigated journalist after report about Patel girlfriend (opens in new tab)

The New York Times is alleging the FBI investigated one of its journalists after a reporter for the paper wrote an article questioning the security protections of director Kash Patel’s girlfriend, which the bureau and Patel have denied. FBI agents interviewed Patel’s girlfriend Alexis Wilkins, queried databases for information on Times journalist Elizabeth Williamson and…