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Van Hollen posts alcohol use test results after challenging Patel to take survey
Van Hollen shared his self-reported screening and said Patel should follow through after a Senate hearing clash over allegations about the FBI director.
- On Wednesday, Senator Chris Van Hollen released his Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test results and challenged FBI Director Kash Patel to fulfill his promise to take the same screening.
- The dispute stems from allegations in The Atlantic regarding Patel's "excessive drinking" and "erratic" behavior, which the director has denied, labeling the claims "unequivocally and categorically false."
- During Tuesday's Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing, Van Hollen questioned Patel about these reports, prompting Patel to accuse the senator of misusing taxpayer funds during a trip to El Salvador.
- Although Patel agreed on the record to take the test, he had not responded to Van Hollen's public posting of his own results as of Wednesday afternoon.
- The exchange transformed a routine budget hearing into a public test of credibility, with both men repeatedly calling each other liars while trading accusations about their professional and private conduct.
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- 50% of the sources lean Right
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L 17%
C 33%
R 50%
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