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  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...

Trump seizes Russian tanker as impeachment calls grow The David Pakman Show - January 7, 2026 Jan 7 Already a website member? Watch the show commercial-free  here  | Want to become a member? Sign up  here The U.S. Coast Guard’s seizure of a Russian-flagged oil tanker near Iceland is a volatile move, with U.S. forces boarding the ship while reported Russian naval assets sat within range. But the more unsettling read is that this may be deliberate theater: a made-for-TV “tough on Putin” moment timed for the 2026 midterms, with a quiet understanding that each strongman gets a sphere of influence and the rest of the world gets the bill. At the same time, Trump is openly warning Republicans that losing the House in November could mean impeachment, and he framed it as inevitable rather than hypothetical. Democrats and legal voices are increasingly framing the Venezuelan operation as an unauthorized use of force, while Trump tries to turn it into a survival story: keep me protec...