India, June 16 -- Podcaster Candace Owens and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) became embroiled in a public dispute on Monday after Owens claimed the agency effectively rejected her Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request seeking FBI Director Kash Patel's travel records from September 7-10, 2025.

Owens wrote on X that she had formally requested Kash Patel's travel itinerary for the three days preceding the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. She claimed the FBI responded by saying the "burden of the request was too great."

However, the FBI publicly disputed that characterization. They accused Owens of mischaracterizing its response and shared the acknowledgement letter on X.

In an X post, Owens wrote, "Via F...