FBI Director Kash Patel fires back at drinking allegations

play Live Sign upShow navigation menu.css-15ru6p1{font-size:inherit;font-weight:normal;}Navigation menuNewsShow more news sectionsAfricaAsiaUS & CanadaLatin AmericaEuropeAsia PacificMiddle EastExplainedOpinionSportVideoMoreShow more sectionsFeaturesEconomyHuman RightsClimate CrisisInvestigationsInteractivesIn PicturesScience & TechnologyPodcastsTravelplay Live Click here to searchsearchSign upNavigation menucaret-leftDonald TrumpWhy the Trumps want Jimmy Kimmel firedWhat to know about the SAVE ActTrump’s midterm strategyCould the US oil blockade snuff out the Cuban cigar?caret-rightToggle PlayFBI Director Kash Patel fires back at drinking allegations during Senate hearing FBI Director Kash Patel and Senator Chris Van Hollen had a heated exchange during a Senate budget hearing after Van Hollen questioned Patel about drinking allegations first reported by The Atlantic magazine. Patel called the claims “unequivocally, categorically false.” xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoMore from the same showStarmer at risk because he pushed Labour to be ‘new Conservative Party’Video Duration 01 minutes 19 seconds play-arrow01:19Chinese firm unveils ‘transformer’ style manned robotVideo Duration 00 minutes 59 seconds play-arrow00:59Cannes juror denounces Hollywood boycott of actors for Gaza war viewsVideo Duration 00 minutes 47 seconds play-arrow00:47Moment taxi driver wrestles armed man during police chase in TurkiyeVideo Duration 00 minutes 56 seconds play-arrow00:56Trump skirts question on US ‘red lines’ for Iran ceasefireVideo Duration 01 minutes 03 seconds play-arrow01:03Israel killing at least one child a week in occupied West Bank, UN saysVideo Duration 01 minutes 06 seconds play-arrow01:06How one Palestinian teen’s life changed forever after Israeli gunfireVideo Duration 02 minutes 20 seconds play-arrow02:20AboutAboutShow moreAbout UsCode of EthicsTerms and ConditionsEU/EEA Regulatory NoticePrivacy PolicyCookie PolicyCookie PreferencesAccessibility StatementSitemapWork for usConnectConnectShow moreContact UsUser Accounts HelpAdvertise with usStay ConnectedNewslettersChannel FinderTV SchedulePodcastsSubmit a TipPaid Partner ContentOur ChannelsOur ChannelsShow moreAl Jazeera ArabicAl Jazeera EnglishAl Jazeera Investigative UnitAl Jazeera MubasherAl Jazeera DocumentaryAl Jazeera BalkansAJ+Our NetworkOur NetworkShow moreAl Jazeera Centre for StudiesAl Jazeera Media InstituteLearn ArabicAl Jazeera Centre for Public Liberties & Human RightsAl Jazeera ForumAl Jazeera Hotel PartnersFollow Al Jazeera English: