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This is starting to sound almost childish.
This is starting to sound almost childish.
Sarah Fitzpatrick, the reporter who claims dozens of witnesses to Kash Patel drinking binges, yet is unable to get a single one to go on the record, is now out with another…ummm…” scathing” report on the FBI Director, we guess.
Sarah informs us that Patel has been handing out customized bottles of bourbon! (Enter GASP! → Here.) He has bottles of Woodford Reserve that bear the FBI insignia and his name.
Exclusive: FBI Director Kash Patel has distributed “Ka$h”-branded bottles of bourbon to bureau staff and civilians, multiple people in Patel’s orbit tell @S_Fitzpatrick. https://t.co/tTWqxTEYus— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) May 6, 2026
Exclusive: FBI Director Kash Patel has distributed “Ka$h”-branded bottles of bourbon to bureau staff and civilians, multiple people in Patel’s orbit tell @S_Fitzpatrick. https://t.co/tTWqxTEYus
This is positioned as something of a problem, as one nameless (of course) agent details that they find it problematic and somewhat threatening…to be given a gift from the director.
Another former agent described the bottles as “demoralizing,” because they suggest one set of standards for the director and another for the rest of the bureau. This person said he believes that many agents would worry that if the director offers you a bottle, and “you aren’t on board on receiving it enthusiastically, you are getting polygraphed for loyalty.” The fear of retribution has deterred some staff from reporting their concerns to supervisors or through channels reserved for whistleblowers.
Another former agent described the bottles as “demoralizing,” because they suggest one set of standards for the........