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riversedge

(81,115 posts)
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 06:43 PM 10 hrs ago

BREAKINGNEWS: The Alantic Reporter that broke open the story regarding FBI Director Kash Patel @S_Fitzpatrick says




BREAKINGNEWS: The Alantic Reporter that broke open the story regarding FBI Director Kash Patel @S_Fitzpatrick
says her reporting is accurate and the Alantic has excellent attorneys. 🚨

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EXCLUSIVE @TheAtlantic
On multiple occasions Patel’s security detail had difficulty waking him because he was seemingly intoxicated, according to info supplied to DOJ and White House officials. A request for “breaching equipment”was made because Patel had been unreachable behind locked doors.


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The FBI Director Is MIA

Kash Patel has alarmed colleagues with episodes of excessive drinking and unexplained absences.

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/04/kash-patel-fbi-director-drinking-absences/686839/?gift=AwR_TGzSRSLueG5W7xh0ResXNy-HwbaDp8IodBg6FCU

By Sarah Fitzpatrick
A portrait of Kash Patel, in profile

April 17, 2026, 6:20 PM ET
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BREAKINGNEWS: The Alantic Reporter that broke open the story regarding FBI Director Kash Patel @S_Fitzpatrick says (Original Post) riversedge 10 hrs ago OP
BRING IT ON Skittles 10 hrs ago #1
Yep. paleotn 8 hrs ago #12
HAR! Skittles 1 hr ago #18
Good! TY.. I read what that Creepy FBI Cha 10 hrs ago #2
You don't get "me time" or work-life balance if you're the director of the fn FBI. Maru Kitteh 10 hrs ago #3
This was the part that told me they deeply researched this underpants 10 hrs ago #4
Oh SNAP! sheshe2 10 hrs ago #5
That's quite an investigative piece in The Atlantic, looks like Patel's days at the FBI are numbered. sop 10 hrs ago #6
"Only the best people..." Mysterian 10 hrs ago #7
However, when you click that link and others to that same article, this is what you get. surfered 10 hrs ago #8
It was up a moment ago. I just checked. Biophilic 10 hrs ago #9
It's up for me. Gift Link: Maru Kitteh 9 hrs ago #10
It worked for me, here's an archive link if anyone wants it IronLionZion 8 hrs ago #13
And this "suit", if you want to call it that, won't see the light of a court room. paleotn 8 hrs ago #11
I LOVE it ? nt Exp 8 hrs ago #14
Why wake him?... lame54 7 hrs ago #15
A fitting team member... WestMichRad 7 hrs ago #16
As a veteran and former aerospace engineer, I am sure that a person with his lifestyle usonian 4 hrs ago #17

Skittles

(172,164 posts)
18. HAR!
Sun Apr 19, 2026, 04:06 AM
1 hr ago

aw I loves me some Keanu - he's not the greatest actor but he's so damn WATCHABLE

Cha

(319,560 posts)
2. Good! TY.. I read what that Creepy FBI
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 06:51 PM
10 hrs ago

Director had to say about it.. he had all the PEDO Talking Points down on steroids and alcohol.

Maru Kitteh

(31,866 posts)
3. You don't get "me time" or work-life balance if you're the director of the fn FBI.
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 06:56 PM
10 hrs ago

There is no “time off.” The work must always come before every single thing in your life in a position like that or you must step down and hand it off to one who is capable.


underpants

(196,824 posts)
4. This was the part that told me they deeply researched this
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 06:58 PM
10 hrs ago

He is erratic, suspicious of others, and prone to jumping to conclusions before he has necessary evidence, according to the more than two dozen people I interviewed about Patel’s conduct, including current and former FBI officials, staff at law-enforcement and intelligence agencies, hospitality-industry workers, members of Congress, political operatives, lobbyists, and former advisers. Speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive information and private conversations, they described Patel’s tenure as a management failure and his personal behavior as a national-security vulnerability.

sop

(18,880 posts)
6. That's quite an investigative piece in The Atlantic, looks like Patel's days at the FBI are numbered.
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 07:01 PM
10 hrs ago

I guess what happens in the Poodle Room, doesn't stay in the Poodle Room.

surfered

(13,768 posts)
8. However, when you click that link and others to that same article, this is what you get.
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 07:27 PM
10 hrs ago


Either they have web issues or they’ve taken the story down.

Something’s not right.

???????????

paleotn

(22,413 posts)
11. And this "suit", if you want to call it that, won't see the light of a court room.
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 09:10 PM
8 hrs ago

The legal expenses should be relatively minimal.

usonian

(25,862 posts)
17. As a veteran and former aerospace engineer, I am sure that a person with his lifestyle
Sun Apr 19, 2026, 01:35 AM
4 hrs ago

is a security risk extraordinaire and should not even get a security clearance.

Why, FBI agents would scrutinize records and probe weaknesses that would compromise

Oh...



PS, other agencies also review candidates for clearances

https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R43216#_Toc147491262

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