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Kash Patel a drunken national security threat
"Meetings and briefings had to be rescheduled for later in the day as a result of his alcohol-fueled nights."
"A request for 'breaching equipment'...was made last year because Patel had been unreachable behind locked doors."
2/ How long has the White House known this and let Patel keep his job?
How long has Todd Blanche known this?
theatlantic.com/politics/2026/…
3/ Seems to have been widely known.
Sourcing: "six current and former officials and others familiar"
4/ "Several current and former officials told me that Patel is often away or unreachable, delaying time-sensitive decisions needed to advance investigations. On several occasions, an official told me, Patel’s delays resulted in normally unflappable agents 'losing their shit.'"
5/ "Patel’s alcohol use goes far beyond the occasional beer. FBI officials and others in the administration have privately questioned whether alcohol played a role in the instances in which he shared inaccurate information about active law-enforcement investigations, including following the murder of Charlie Kirk."
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