FBI Director Kash Patel refused to answer a question about whether the Afghan suspect accused of shooting two National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., was granted asylum by the Trump administration.

Patel appeared at a Thanksgiving morning press conference alongside U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser to provide updates on Wednesday’s shooting near the White House, which left two troops critically injured.

The suspect, identified as 29-year-old Rahmanullah Lakanwal, is in custody in connection with what authorities believe was a targeted attack. Lakanwal entered the U.S. in September 2021 under Operation Allies Welcome, a Biden administration initiative launched after the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan following the U.S. milita

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