Alexis Wilkins, the girlfriend of FBI Director Kash Patel, has responded to long-running online allegations labelling her a “honeypot”, accusing a New York Times reporter of obsessive reporting into her private life.In a post on X, Wilkins said she was responding to behind-the-scenes reporting efforts by Elizabeth Williamson, a writer for The New York Times, whom she accused of probing her personal history and contacting people who are now not even part of her life.“Enough. I know you’re digging in the depths and hunting for information at a disproportionate level,” Wilkins said. She said online trolls had already spread “volumes of fiction” about her, including claims that she was part of a foreign intelligence plot involving Israel’s Mossad.
. @NYTLiz — enough. I know you’re digging in the depths and hunting for information at a disproportionate level. The online trolls have already written volumes of fiction about me being a “honeypot” and whatever other basement-grade conspiracies are trending this week. I know you…
— Alexis Wilkins (@AlexisWilkins) January 19, 2026
