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FBI Director Kash Patel Denies Allegations of Excessive Drinking and Erratic Conduct

FBI Director Kash Patel is facing widespread allegations of excessive drinking, erratic behavior, and paranoia, which have raised concerns among US officials. Patel has vehemently denied the claims and threatened legal action against media outlets reporting on the issue.

18 Apr, 15:50 — 18 Apr, 19:38
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The GuardianMostly Factual1d ago

FBI’s Kash Patel denies excess drinking amid officials’ US security concerns

Agency director threatens to sue Atlantic for report citing allegations from two dozen current and former colleagues The FBI director, Kash Patel, is denying allegations detailed in a new report that he drinks to excess and has been unreachable at times during his tenure in office. Patel threatened to sue the Atlantic over the story published Friday, which detailed his alleged heavy drinking and how members of his security detail have on multiple occasions had difficulty waking him. Continue...

By Eric Berger

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The IndependentMostly Factual1d ago

White House officials ‘openly discuss’ firing Kash Patel as FBI chief threatens to sue over report about ‘excessive drinking’

Sarah Fitzpatrick, the reporter behind the bombshell exposé about Kash Patel’s alleged conduct, said she stands by her story after he threatened to sue

By Rhian Lubin and Josh Marcus

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hindustan-timesMostly Factual1d ago

'Kash Patel has five weeks': Bombshell firing claim follows FBI's chief's ‘freak off’ response

A bombshell claim, stating that FBI Director Kash Patel will be fired within five weeks, surfaced on Saturday

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indian-expressMostly Factual1d ago

Concerns mount over FBI Director Kash Patel’s conduct, availability; he hits back at report

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tmzMixed1d ago

Kash Patel Threatens Legal Action Over Report of Alleged Drinking Problems, Paranoia

FBI Director Kash Patel is firing back at The Atlantic, threatening to sue after the mag published a bombshell report accusing him of boozing too much and acting paranoid. Patel announced his intentions Friday night, telling The Atlantic and its…

By TMZ Staff

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