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Ooops!: Kash Patel Was Arrested Twice For Alcohol-Related Offenses
April 25, 2026
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Based on new reporting from The Intercept, Kash Patel looks like he was an out-of-control drinker even in his youth. “Patel was twice arrested in incidents involving alcohol, once for public intoxication and once for public urination after leaving a bar, he admitted in a 2005 letter about disclosures on his Florida Bar application,” The Intercept reported on Friday.
One incident occurred in 2005, a few months before his letter. He and some friends “went to a few of the local bars and consumed some alcoholic drinks,” the letter states. “In a gross deviation from appropriate conduct, we attempted to relieve our bladders while walking home.” Before they “could even do so,” Patel said, a police cruiser caught them and arrested them for public urination. The result was a fine, Patel said he paid. The prior incident was in 2001. Patel wrote that he was at a basketball game when he was escorted out of the arena for “excessive” cheering, then later arrested for public intoxication, “as I was not yet of 21 years of age.” Patel added, “I had consumed two drinks prior to the game.” There was no mention as to whether he had drunk anything during it. The result was also a fine, Patel said he paid.read more
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