A report in The Atlantic says FBI Director Kash Patel is often missing. The story cites more than two dozen anonymous sources, including current and former FBI officials, to allege a pattern of unexplained absences and excessive drinking.
One of the issues is Patel's drinking, which has been described as a “recurring issue across the government.”
They said he has been seen drinking to the point of apparent intoxication at Washington, DC venues, often in the presence of administration staff.
The report claimed that early in his tenure, some FBI meetings and briefings were rescheduled to later in the day following nights in which Patel had been out drinking. In some instances, they said security personnel had difficulty waking him after he appeared intoxicated. A request for “breaching equipment” was reportedly made on one occasion when Patel could not be reached behind locked doors, according to people familiar with the matter.
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