Kash Patel, local sheriff clash over handling of Nancy Guthrie case

FBI Director Kash Patel is criticizing local officials over their handling of the Nancy Guthrie case — but the Pima County sheriff said some of Patel's comments are not accurate. Guthrie , the mother of "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie , disappeared more than three months ago from her Tucson, Arizona, home. She was last seen on Jan. 31 and was reported missing on Feb. 1 after a friend called the family to tell them she wasn't at church. Nancy Guthrie poses with daughter Savannah Guthrie in an undated photograph. Courtesy NBC/Today/Handout via Reuters In a podcast interview with Sean Hannity on Tuesday, Patel said the Pima County Sheriff's Department waited too long to get the FBI involved. "For four days we were kept out of the investigation," Patel claimed. But Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos is disputing what Patel said . The sheriff's department posted a statement from Nanos on X that said a member of the FBI task force was on the scene the night Guthrie was first reported missing. "While the FBI director was not on scene, coordination with the bureau began without delay," the statement read in part. Two days later, the Pima County Sheriff's Department held a news conference with the FBI. "When we were finally let in, Sean, look what we did," Patel said on the podcast. "We went in and got the ... …