FBI Director Kash Patel criticized the Pima County Sheriff's Department and Sheriff Chris Nanos' handling of the Nancy Guthrie investigation on Sean Hannity's podcast. Patel stated that his sources indicated that the Sheriff's Department tried to keep the FBI out of the investigation for four days. The FBI offered its support. Nancy Guthrie, mother of Savannah Guthrie, is suspected of being abducted from her home on February 1. Patel said that had the FBI been involved sooner, video footage from Guthrie's Google Nest camera would have been released earlier and potentially more footage could have been recovered. Hannity questioned why the Sheriff's Department didn't request the FBI's help and sent DNA evidence to a private lab instead of the FBI's lab. Patel replied that the Sheriff's Department told him it was sending the evidence to Florida. The Sheriff's Department stated that the FBI was involved from the beginning, with an FBI Task Force member present at the scene. The Sheriff's Department's decision to send DNA evidence to a Florida lab was based on operational needs. The Pima County Board of Supervisors scrutinized Nanos for misrepresenting his history. The Sheriff's attorney challenged questions about Nanos' disciplinary history.