Democrats grill Kash Patel on accusations of excessive drinking and other personal behavior – CBS News Watch CBS News Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended the Pentagon’s budget request of $1.5 trillion on Tuesday. At a separate hearing, FBI Director Kash Patel faced questions about his alcohol use and personal behavior. Source link
FBI Director Kash Patel again pushed back against allegations of excessive drinking at a Senate hearing on Tuesday. Mario Parker, managing editor at Bloomberg, and Paul Kane, congressional reporter for NOTUS, join to discuss. Source link
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Sen. Chris Van Hollen and FBI director Kash Patel had a heated moment Tuesday as Van Hollen questioned Patel about allegations of excessive drinking that were reported on by the Atlantic. The moment came during a Senate hearing on the 2027 fiscal budgets for various federal law enforcement agencies. Source link
Kash Patel to sue The Atlantic over allegedly defamatory story FBI Director Kash Patel joins Maria Bartiromo to discuss the ongoing investigation into 11 missing or deceased scientists with U.S. national security ties, potentially linked to foreign adversaries. He details China’s persistent cyberattacks and espionage against U.S. infrastructure and institutions. Patel vehemently denies The Atlantic’s … Read more
Kash Patel files lawsuit against The Atlantic over article alleging excessive drinking – CBS News Watch CBS News FBI Director Kash Patel is suing The Atlantic magazine for a story alleging excessive drinking and absences. Patel is seeking $250 million in damages. CBS News’ Jake Rosen has more. Source link
FBI Director Kash Patel filed a lawsuit Monday against The Atlantic magazine over a story it published Friday that alleged he drinks to excess and has had unexplained absences at the bureau. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. His attorneys allege in the lawsuit that the … Read more
Washington — FBI Director Kash Patel filed a defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic magazine on Monday, saying a recent story about his alleged frequent drinking and absences included “false and obviously fabricated” claims. The 19-page lawsuit, filed in the District of Columbia, is seeking $250 million in damages. Sarah Fitzpatrick, the reporter who wrote the … Read more
Kash Patel reacts to The Atlantic report on alleged excessive drinking, absences – CBS News Watch CBS News FBI Director Kash Patel is threatening legal action after an Atlantic report emerged that detailed his apparent excessive drinking and unexplained absences. CBS News’ Katrina Kaufman reports. Source link
Tests of intelligence and brain function were the same whether or not people drank fluoridated water growing up, a highly anticipated, long-term study found. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The new research, published Monday in the respected Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, is … Read more