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Report Claiming Drunk Kash Patel Feared Losing His Job Sparks FBI Leak Hunt & Reporter Probe 5/7/26
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There is a wild new twist in the Kash Patel story: The Atlantic reports that FBI Director Kash Patel has been traveling with and handing out self-branded bourbon labeled “Ka$h Patel,” making FBI events…interesting? The revelation arrives the same day news broke that the FBI opened a criminal probe into Atlantic reporter Sarah Fitzpatrick over an earlier story alleging Patel’s excessive partying and drinking. We welcome former federal prosecutor, and now defense attorney David Katz to discuss what passing out branded liquor on official business could mean ethically and legally. We’ll explore how the new allegation collides with the criminal inquiry into the reporter who first reported on Patel’s conduct.