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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 Patels 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 equipmentwas 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
Skittles
(172,164 posts)aw I loves me some Keanu - he's not the greatest actor but he's so damn WATCHABLE
Cha
(319,560 posts)Director had to say about it.. he had all the PEDO Talking Points down on steroids and alcohol.
Maru Kitteh
(31,866 posts)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)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 Patels 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 Patels tenure as a management failure and his personal behavior as a national-security vulnerability.
sheshe2
(97,892 posts)sop
(18,880 posts)I guess what happens in the Poodle Room, doesn't stay in the Poodle Room.
Mysterian
(6,567 posts)Idiots in charge of our entire government.
surfered
(13,768 posts)
Either they have web issues or theyve taken the story down.
Somethings not right.
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Biophilic
(6,596 posts)Maru Kitteh
(31,866 posts)IronLionZion
(51,411 posts)paleotn
(22,413 posts)The legal expenses should be relatively minimal.
Exp
(986 posts)lame54
(39,884 posts)Let him stay blackout drunk for the next 3 years
WestMichRad
(3,310 posts)for the Pedo Cabinet.
usonian
(25,862 posts)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