WASHINGTON — FBI Director Kash Patel’s girlfriend is receiving protection from some of the bureau’s most elite agents because of an uptick in death threats against her, a rep said Monday. Alexis Wilkins, the 27-year-old country artist who is dating the 45-year-old FBI chief, is being watched by federal agents who are typically on a SWAT team , the representative said. “Ms. Wilkins is receiving a protective detail because she has faced hundreds of credible death threats related to her