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FBI Chief Patel Denies Drinking Allegations Amidst Leak Probe

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FBI Director Kash Patel is embroiled in a public dispute over allegations of excessive drinking and unreachability, as reported by The Atlantic magazine. Patel vehemently denied these claims during a heated exchange with Senator Chris Van Hollen, accusing the senator of making baseless statements. The FBI is reportedly investigating leaks related to the article, a move that has drawn criticism for targeting a journalist rather than the sources of the information. AI

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FBI Chief Patel Denies Drinking Allegations Amidst Leak Probe

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Associated Press ·

    FBI Director Kash Patel denies drinking allegations in heated US Senate exchange

    FBI Director Kash Patel angrily lashed out at a Democratic lawmaker at a budget hearing Tuesday, calling allegations that he drinks excessively on the job and has been unreachable to his staff at times “unequivocally, categorically false”. “I will not be tarnished by baseless all…

  2. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Agence France-Presse ·

    FBI reportedly probing leaks behind article on bureau chief Kash Patel’s drinking

    The FBI has opened a criminal leak investigation focusing on a journalist who wrote a critical article about Kash Patel, the head of the US law enforcement agency, the cable news channel MS Now reported on Wednesday. Patel filed a US$250 million suit last month against The Atlant…

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