The Atlantic Follows Its Bombshell Kash Patel Exposé With New Claims About Personalized Bottles Of Bourbon

FBI Director Kash Patel allegedly handed retired customized bottles of bourbon pinch his name, logo, and nan FBI shield arsenic commemorative gifts, according to a caller exposé.

The director has fixed nan bottles of Woodford Reserve to unit and civilians alike, 8 group told The Atlantic. The mag was besides capable to acquisition 1 specified vessel via an online auction, which nan seller said they had gotten from Patel astatine an arena successful Las Vegas.

“Handing retired bottles of liquor astatine nan premier law-enforcement agency—it makes maine frightened for nan country,” erstwhile FBI supervisory intelligence expert George Hill told nan magazine. “Standards use to everything and everyone—especially the boss.”

"The Atlantic’s premise is mendacious and misleading,” FBI adjunct head for nationalist affairs Ben Williamson told The Independent in a statement. “The bottles successful mobility are portion of a communal believe successful nan FBI that started good complete a decade ago, agelong earlier Director Patel arrived. Senior Bureau officials person agelong exchanged commemorative items successful general gift settings accordant pinch morals rules. Director Patel has followed each applicable ethical guidelines and pays for immoderate individual gift himself.”

The FBI-branded bottles were created earlier Patel arrived astatine nan bureau, an FBI charismatic told The Independent, and nan head has ne'er consumed immoderate of these bottles himself.

In March, nan head reportedly brought a lawsuit of bourbon to an FBI training workout pinch Ultimate Fighting Championship athletes, nan communicative claims. At nan seminar, a vessel went missing, causing nan head to “lose his mind,” a erstwhile supplier told nan magazine.

A DOJ level transported bottles of nan customized bourbon to Italy erstwhile Director Patel was successful Milan for nan Olympics successful February, nan article claims. Patel made headlines for chugging celebratory beers pinch nan victorious men’s lucky squad astatine nan event.

Patel, for illustration his boss, nan president, is known for trading merchandise featuring his individual marque and iconography. A website he cofounded continues to sell branded merch to support his foundation, and he has reportedly handed retired skull-shaped “K$H” situation coins to associates.

The bourbon allegations travel aft The Atlantic roiled Washington past period pinch a erstwhile portion that alleged Patel has behaved erratically, been difficult to reach, and drank excessively since taking office, each of which he has powerfully denied.

The FBI Director has besides filed a defamation lawsuit against nan mag and nan article’s author, newsman Sarah Fitzpatrick.

Fitzpatrick and nan mag opportunity they guidelines by their reporting.

The FBI is reportedly considering an investigation into whether authorities leakers were sources to Fitzpatrick for nan article, alarming agents.

“The journalist is not being investigated - false,” Williamson wrote connected X connected Wednesday. “Every clip there’s a publication of mendacious claims by anonymous sources that gets called out, nan media plays nan unfortunate via investigations that do not exist.”