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The FBI Director Is MIA | Kash Patel has alarmed colleagues with episodes of excessive drinking and unexplained absences. (www.theatlantic.com)
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On multiple occasions in the past year, members of his security detail had difficulty waking Patel because he was seemingly intoxicated, according to information supplied to Justice Department and White House officials. A request for “breaching equipment”—normally used by SWAT and hostage-rescue teams to quickly gain entry into buildings—was made last year because Patel had been unreachable behind locked doors, according to multiple people familiar with the request.

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[–] jontree255@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Dude got into the govt to expose the coverups and became a part of one. Plus he’s completely unqualified and probably overwhelmed.