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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Katie Hawkinson and Ariana Baio

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FBI Director Kash Patel said recent reports alleging he drinks excessively are “categorically false” as he testified before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee Tuesday afternoon.

Patel’s tenure has been marked by a number of controversies, including a bombshell report from The Atlantic alleging a pattern of unexplained absences and excessive drinking. He has denied those allegations and filed a defamation lawsuit against the magazine.

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