An explosive claim that the FBI director Kashi Patel It emerged on Saturday that he would be fired within five weeks. Just a day earlier, The Atlantic reported that the 46-year-old was “paranoid” about losing his job and had “panicked” episodes this month. The publication further cited sources and current and former officials as saying that Patel was known to drink to the point of being visibly drunk.
The Atlantic reports that Patel was left spooked this month when he lost access to his internal computer system. He even worried that he would lose his job. However, the issue was quickly resolved.
Read more: Kash Patel’s girlfriend shares update on drinking dispute; FBI director takes action
“People close to the director said he himself has said he believes he is about to be fired or about to be fired,” author Sarah Fitzpatrick told CNN on Friday. “I think this is being discussed behind closed doors in Washington. In fact, senior administration officials are discussing openly who will be the next FBI director.”
Shortly after the report was released, popular commentator Brian Krassenstein tweeted: “Kash Patel will be fired in five weeks. Mark this post.” However, he did not provide any details or explanation.
Meanwhile, Patel refuted the Atlantic’s report. “Having you and your entourage in court for false reports. But stay tuned for fake news, the true standard of malice is now what some call legality,” he posted on the X (formerly Twitter) platform.
“I stand by every word of this report,” Fitzpatrick told MS NOW on Friday.
She added that the FBI is not a place where people rush to leak to the press, so the extensive sources in her article, which relied on more than two dozen interviews including current and former FBI officials, show real internal alarm about Patel’s leadership of the bureau.
Read more: Kash Patel mocks Eric Swalwell amid rape accusations, ‘doors open to everyone’
She noted that the charges were particularly noteworthy given Patel’s efforts to stamp out internal dissent, including allegedly using polygraph tests to identify suspected leakers.
In an email shared by Patel, FBI communications officer Benjamin Williamson called the article “almost 100 percent completely false” and claimed the FBI had only about two hours to respond before publication.
Patel adviser Erica Knight also criticized the reports on social media. She wrote that the magazine’s reporting was based on claims “that every real Washington reporter pursued, couldn’t verify, and then moved on from.”
Meanwhile, Patel’s lawyer Jesse Binnar called the report “absolutely false and defamatory” and shared a pre-publication letter sent to the outlet.
The letter said the report “relyed entirely on vague, unattributed information” and did not give the FBI enough time to provide relevant information that refuted its claims.
North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles into the sea on Sunday in its latest round of weapons tests this year,…
New Delhi: Opposition parties are considering issuing another notification in Parliament to remove the Chief Election Commissioner Janesh Kumar Their…
A UCLA professor outlines a stark reality: Nancy Guthrie Case has happened, and the FBI is now turning to cutting-edge…
Ruturaj Gaikwad (Image: BCCI/IPL) New Delhi: Excellent death bowling from Eshan Malinga and Nitish Kumar Reddy helps Sunrisers Hyderabad rise…
New Delhi: Parliament was adjourned sine die on Saturday and the session was extended by three days. budget meeting It…
Canadian psychologist and writer Jordan Peterson Are dealing with a serious medical condition involving neurological His daughter Mikhaila Peterson revealed…