reported on December 3, 2019
a 25-minute phone call between Patel and Giuliani on May 10, 2019. Five minutes after, an unidentified "-1" phone number called Giuliani for over17minutes
In 2014, Patel was hired as a trial attorney in the United States Department of Justice National Security Division, where he simultaneously served as a legal liaison to the Joint Special Operations Command. During this period he was embedded with a special mission unit at a "secure facility" and, in 2015, received a commendation from the Central Intelligence Agency.