FBI Director Kash Patel has taken an agency jet to Italy, where he has plans to hold official meetings and watch Olympic hockey games, CBS News first reported. Patel reportedly took off Thursday morning and landed in Italy hours later. He's expected to attend meetings with law enforcement officials and watch the men's USA Olympic hockey team compete in Milan, sources told CBS News. FBI directors must use government planes for both personal and official travel to ensure they maintain access to secure communications and can move quickly in an emergency, according to CBS News. They're also required to reimburse the government for personal flights. Ben Williamson, the FBI's assistant director for public affairs, responded to the CBS News report in a post on X: "No, it's not a personal trip. Director Patel is on a trip that was planned months ago."