Article continues below advertisementFBI Director Kash Patel claimed that the agency was "kept out" of the investigation into the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of Today Show host Savannah Guthrie, for the first four days after she went missing on February 1.Speaking on the "Hang Out with Sean Hannity" podcast, Patel stated that the first 48 hours are critical in any disappearance and criticized the Pima County Sheriff's Department for sidelining federal assistance during that window.