华盛顿，10月14日——美国联邦调查局周三表示，局长卡什·帕特尔当时正在弗吉尼亚州参加一项与执法相关的活动，从而驳斥了有关他已前往俄罗斯的媒体报道。
WASHINGTON, Oct 14 - FBI Director Kash Patel was in Virginia for a law enforcement-related event, the US law enforcement agency said on Wednesday, denying a media report that he had traveled to Russia.
此前，MS NOW援引两名匿名消息人士的话报道称，帕特尔已抵达俄罗斯，将参加由俄罗斯联邦安全局在莫斯科和圣彼得堡举办的为期两天的会议。
MS NOW, citing two unnamed sources, had reported earlier on Wednesday that the FBI chief had landed in Russia for a two-day meeting in Moscow and St. Petersburg hosted by the FSB.
联邦调查局在社交媒体上写道：“这就是卡什·帕特尔的真实所在之处……他在自由大学参加一场表彰执法人员的活动。”
"Here’s where Kash Patel actually is… Liberty U, doing a law enforcement appreciation event," the agency said in a post.