FBI Director Kash Patel participated in a private “VIP snorkel” session over the USS Arizona during a trip to Hawaii last summer, according to government emails obtained by the Associated Press . The outing, which was reportedly coordinated by the military but omitted from official FBI news releases , took place at the sunken battleship where more than 900 sailors and Marines remain entombed. The site commemorates the December 7, 1941, surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor , which drew the U.S. into World War II and remains one of the deadliest days in American history. The FBI previously highlighted Patel’s walking tour of the Honolulu field office and meetings with local law enforcement, but the records show he returned to Hawaii for two additional days following his initial stopover. The revelation follows ongoing criticism regarding Patel’s use of government resources and the FBI plane for travel that critics argue mixes professional duties with leisure.…