"The Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee used recent reports from The Atlantic to troll FBI Director Kash Patel over his alleged alcohol use in a series of social media posts Thursday. Last month, The Atlantic's Sarah Fitzpatrick published an article that reported how Patel has alarmed colleagues with episodes of excessive drinking and unexplained absences, citing two dozen anonymous sources who said he had been publicly drunk to the point of obvious intoxication on multiple occasions, the FBI has had to reschedule meetings as a result of his alcohol-fueled nights, and that once he was so intoxicated his security detail had difficulty waking him and had make a request for breaching equipment'normally used by SWAT and hostage-rescue teams to quickly gain entry into buildingsbecause Patel had been unreachable behind locked doors."
"Patel vociferously denied the claims in the report and filed a lawsuit against The Atlantic and Fitzpatrick. The typo-riddled complaint faces substantial challenges to make it to trial, especially the discovery requests Patel would have to answer. On Wednesday, MS NOW reported that the FBI had launched a criminal investigation into the alleged leaks to Fitzpatrick; an FBI spokesperson denied that report as well."
"Fitzpatrick followed up her initial bombshell report with new reporting on Wednesday about Patel's penchant for handing out as gifts his personalized bourbon stash, bottles of Woodford Reserve bourbon with his name and an FBI logo engraved on the side. These reports plus Patel's much-publicized beer-chugging moment at the Olympics have raised eyebrows as being a sharp departure from the temperament expected at the traditionalist FBI, and Fitzpatrick's article quoted numerous critics who bashed Patel's boozy gifts as unheard-of for a top FBI official, as well as weird and uncomfortable and demoralizing."
Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee posted on social media criticizing FBI Director Kash Patel over allegations of excessive drinking and related conduct. Reports claimed Patel alarmed colleagues with episodes of heavy alcohol use, unexplained absences, and incidents affecting meetings and security access. Patel denied the allegations and sued The Atlantic and Sarah Fitzpatrick, facing hurdles including discovery demands. Additional reporting claimed Patel gave personalized bourbon bottles engraved with his name and an FBI logo as gifts. Separate claims about leaks were reported and denied by an FBI spokesperson. Patel’s public beer-chugging moment at the Olympics and the alleged bourbon gifts drew criticism from people who said the behavior was unusual for a senior FBI official.
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