FBI Director Kash Patel Denies Drinking Allegations in Heated Senate Exchange
Sen. Chris Van Hollen pressed Kash Patel over reports of excessive drinking and said FBI leadership issues could affect public duties.
- On Tuesday, FBI Director Kash Patel sparred with Sen. Chris Van Hollen during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing, rejecting allegations of excessive drinking and leadership failures.
- The Atlantic recently published reports alleging Patel 'alarmed colleagues with episodes of excessive drinking and unexplained absences,' prompting Van Hollen to question his ability to perform public duties.
- Patel shouted over Van Hollen, accusing the senator of 'slinging margaritas' with a felon in El Salvador, while Van Hollen questioned him regarding the firing of FBI special agent Brian Driscoll.
- Claiming the reporting is false, Patel sued The Atlantic for $250 million and testified the FBI is not targeting journalists following subpoena reports.
- Van Hollen also raised concerns about the firing of counterintelligence agents monitoring threats from Iran, while Patel denied weaponizing the bureau to aid President Donald Trump.
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FBI’s Kash Patel blasts Dem for having ‘margaritas’ with alleged ‘gang-banging rapist’
FBI Director Kash Patel on Tuesday questioned why Sen. Chris Van Hollen would have "margaritas with a felon" and run up a $7,000 bar tab in Washington, DC — before daring the Maryland Democrat to take a test alongside him for alcohol dependency.
Kash Patel SHREDS Democrat Senator Chris Van Hollen in Fiery Exchange Over Accusations of "Excessive Drinking"
FBI Director Kash Patel on Tuesday went off on Democrat Senator Chris Van Hollen during a fiery exchange over accusations of 'excessive drinking.' "Multiple reports, including by The Atlantic, have alleged episodes of excessive drinking, unexplained absences and behavior that concern current and former FBI and DOJ officials..." Van Hollen said to Patel.
FBI Director Patel spars with lawmaker who raises reports of his behavior during Hill testimony
FBI Director Kash Patel sparred with a lawmaker briefly during a Tuesday afternoon hearing at the Senate Appropriations Committee when asked about media reports alleging he drinks to excess.
FBI Director Kash Patel denies drinking allegations in heated Senate exchange
FBI Director Kash Patel has strongly denied allegations of excessive drinking on the job. The accusations came up during a budget hearing Tuesday.
Kash Patel hit with blistering line of questioning over 'gross dereliction of duty'
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) fired off serious questions on Tuesday during a congressional hearing with FBI Director Kash Patel, pressing the agency's leader over allegations of heavy alcohol use and reports of Patel purging agents who were linked to Trump investigations.Van Hollen directly spoke to...
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