FBI Director Kash Patel is disputing a bureau whistleblower who identified a female undercover FBI agent as a “honeypot” who infiltrated President Trump’s 2016 campaign.

Mr. Patel took to social media to dispute that the female agent was not a honeypot — an undercover operative who feigns sexual or romantic interest to obtain information from a target.

“Just like when I exposed grotesque violations and fraud leading the House Intelligence Committee’s investigation into Crossfire Hurricane calling out corrupt actors; I will equally defend those attacked falsely,” Mr. Patel said. “A female agent was falsely referenced in the media this week as part of an alleged whistleblower disclosure- she was NOT a honeypot.”

The whistleblower, who made the claims in a disclosure to Congress, identified a top agent in the New York field office as one of the FBI investigators assigned to infiltrate the Trump presidential campaign in 2015 as part of an off-the-books operation by then-Director James B. Comey.

The Washington Times reported on the whistleblower disclosure last week. The Times also reported that the FBI was investigating Mr. Comey’s off-the-books operation sending two honeypot agents into the Trump campaign.

Mr. Patel’s statement Friday on social media did not reference the allegations about a second honeypot agent.

Mr. Patel, who was confirmed as FBI director on Feb. 20, said he “reviewed the matter” and that the agent who wasn’t a honeypot “did the limited job assigned to...

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