Keystone Kash Unravels on Air After Bombshell Boozing Claims

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Kash Patel has gone to President Donald Trump’s favorite news network to rail against the “fake news mafia” after being accused of excessive drinking in a bombshell report from https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/04/kash-patel-fbi-director-drinking-absences/686839/" rel="" target="_self" title="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/04/kash-patel-fbi-director-drinking-absences/686839/">The Atlantic.

The FBI director appeared on Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo, and was asked for his response to the report alleging he has a “drinking problem.” Patel, 46, began with a long rant about the effectiveness of his agency, before https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-blow-as-judge-tosses-epstein-lawsuit-against-murdoch-paper/" rel="" target="_self" title="https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-blow-as-judge-tosses-epstein-lawsuit-against-murdoch-paper/">taking a leaf out of Trump’s book by promising immediate legal desolation.

“So, you know what?

They can beat their drums and stand next to toxic waste all they want, but that doesn’t make it toxic waste,” he began, before announcing: “And, Maria, I’m happy to announce on your show, that we are not going to take this laying down.

You want to attack my character, come at me, bring it on.

I’ll see you in court.”

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