FBI director Kash Patel is addressing reports that local authorities tried to keep federal agents away from fully investigating the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie. "They did," Patel, 46, claimed on the Tuesday, May 5, episode of Fox News Media's "Hang Out With Sean Hannity" podcast. "It is a state matter. It's a state and local law enforcement matter. What we, the FBI, do is say, 'Hey, we're here to help. What do you need? What can we do?' And for four days, we were kept out of the investigation." According to Patel, when FBI agents were let in to help investigate, a lot was accomplished.