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Keystone Kash’s ‘Raging Alcoholic’ Behavior Sparks Calls for Rehab
April 21, 2026
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JIM WATSON / AFP via Getty ImagesKash Patel is facing calls from Capitol Hill to seek rehab after a wave of allegations about his drinking sparked renewed scrutiny on how the FBI director spends his free time. Rep. Ted Lieu, a California Democrat, aired concerns Tuesday following an explosive report from The Atlantic, which cited several officials who described Patel, 46, as erratic, paranoid, and prone to heavy drinking.According to the report, multiple officials feared Patel’s behavior had spiraled to the point that it was affecting his job performance.
One episode allegedly saw the FBI chief struggle to log into a government system before panicking that he was about to be yet another casualty in the long line of embattled Trump officials who have faced abrupt exits.Read more at The Daily Beast.
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