Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee are investigating FBI Director Kash Patel's reported use of a government jet to visit his girlfriend and take other personal trips, Axios has learned.

Why it matters: Patel's leadership of the nation's principal federal law enforcement agency has been under intense scrutiny since before he was even sworn in, and this adds more fuel to the fire. • Patel has denied any wrongdoing, saying he is restricted from traveling on commercial flights and that he reimburses the government for personal travel. • The FBI did not respond to a request for comment.

Driving the news: Judiciary Committee ranking member Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) and Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-Calif.) sent Patel a letter Monday demanding he "reimburse the government for non-official

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