Kash Patel crashes out in press conference meltdown
VIDEO OF THE DAY: Embattled FBI chief Kash Patel crashes out at press conference, issues furious threat Asked bluntly if he'd ever been intoxicated or absent since becoming FBI director, a noticeably agitated Kash Patel dodged the question and instead rattled off a string of crime statistics meant to bolster his claims that he's somehow up for the job he definitely should not have. Patel did eventually come around and claim, "I have never been intoxicated on the job," then doubled down on his absurd $250 million defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic , threatening other media outlets to "bring it on" if they want to join the case as defendants. Should Patel press ahead with his suit, he will expose himself to sworn testimony and depositions from more than two dozen sources The Atlantic's Sarah Fitzpatrick used in her reporting. Fitzpatrick isn't backing down, by the way. When asked about Patel's quarter-billion-dollar lawsuit by MS NOW, sh...