{"id":18521,"date":"2026-04-24T20:00:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T20:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecigcanadazone.com\/restofcanada\/fbi-director-kash-patel-previously-admitted-to-2-alcohol-related-arrests\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T20:00:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T20:00:02","slug":"fbi-director-kash-patel-previously-admitted-to-2-alcohol-related-arrests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecigcanadazone.com\/restofcanada\/fbi-director-kash-patel-previously-admitted-to-2-alcohol-related-arrests\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI Director Kash Patel Previously Admitted to 2 Alcohol-Related Arrests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">FBI Director Kash Patel<\/span><br \/>\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">2 Alcohol-Related Arrests In College, Law School<\/span><br \/>\n                      <\/h2>\n<p>        <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-04-24T12:43:10-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              April 24, 2026<br \/>\n                            12:43 PM PDT<\/time>\n                                                                            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-5bb6edb9c51160d340e1f8bac9f1f45f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260424_b5813b830d514ee1851df5973f1d2116\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:c213fffb-5369-43f6-93b4-141d17b92e6c\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                          <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"FBI Director Kash Patel Previously Admitted to 2 Alcohol-Related Arrests\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/b5\/4by3\/2026\/04\/24\/b5813b830d514ee1851df5973f1d2116_md.jpg\" alt=\"kash-patel-sub-getty-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-5bb6edb9c51160d340e1f8bac9f1f45f--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-1865f0c750b22239cb69df12a4a59a55\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>FBI Director<strong> <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/kash-patel\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Kash Patel<\/strong><\/a> is suing over claims he&#8217;s been drunk on the job &#8230; but he reportedly admitted in the past to twice being arrested for alcohol-related offenses around 2 decades ago.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-1865f0c750b22239cb69df12a4a59a55--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f7b7d9fa5d5d065159a72b3d8b490a2c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>When Patel worked for the Miami-Dade County Public Defender&#8217;s Office back in the day, he wrote a letter elaborating on a couple disclosures from his Florida Bar application, which related to his past arrests.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f7b7d9fa5d5d065159a72b3d8b490a2c--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-df14bfce00af0c64bafaab190c71b15b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-1542df4f-9fbf-4e97-a319-801dad54dfc6-617363623-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-1542df4f-9fbf-4e97-a319-801dad54dfc6-617363623-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"FBI Director Kash Patel Previously Admitted to 2 Alcohol-Related Arrests\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/32\/16by9\/2026\/04\/21\/326d7ed4d3c54262bfdb749744a3780c_md.jpg\" alt=\"kash-patel-kal-04-21-2026\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-df14bfce00af0c64bafaab190c71b15b--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-8d3a9b82c4ded039ba6f274d1d63b907\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Patel wrote he was arrested for public intoxication in February 2001 when he was a junior at the University of Richmond. He said he was under 21 years of age at the time and had two drinks before getting booted from the crowd at a Richmond basketball game for &#8220;excessive&#8221; cheering. He said he paid a fine.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-8d3a9b82c4ded039ba6f274d1d63b907--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-11305eae9e0ee15fd1b3aac430917df4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Patel said in February\/March 2005 &#8212; when he was a law student at Pace University in New York &#8212; he went out celebrating with friends and had some drinks at local bars. He said they walked home from the bars and &#8220;in a gross deviation from appropriate conduct, we attempted to relieve our bladders while walking home.&#8221; Patel said before he could piss, a police cruiser stopped the group and arrested them for public urination. He said he paid a fine.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-11305eae9e0ee15fd1b3aac430917df4--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-6d721b7a374c830ec6f7056e6b59740c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-90f4477d-fd64-431e-a8c7-527bec261c24-1341695607-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-90f4477d-fd64-431e-a8c7-527bec261c24-1341695607-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"FBI Director Kash Patel Previously Admitted to 2 Alcohol-Related Arrests\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/a0\/16by9\/2026\/04\/21\/a0628b7258914f53a99c3b470d924c3f_md.jpg\" alt=\"kash-patel-04-21-2026\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-6d721b7a374c830ec6f7056e6b59740c--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-74ef8a0905860a527cf9afdc484c8a28\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>In an article published last week, The Atlantic reported Patel &#8220;has alarmed colleagues with episodes of excessive drinking and unexplained absences.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-74ef8a0905860a527cf9afdc484c8a28--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-ca23261cafd992742d124101021fe17d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Patel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/04\/20\/kash-patel-sues-the-atlantic-magazine-for-drinking-report\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>fired back<\/strong><\/a> with a $250 million defamation lawsuit.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-ca23261cafd992742d124101021fe17d--><\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/04\/24\/kash-patel-was-arrested-for-public-urination\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] FBI Director Kash Patel 2 Alcohol-Related Arrests In College, Law School Published April 24, 2026 12:43 PM PDT FBI Director Kash Patel is suing over claims he&#8217;s been drunk on the job &#8230; but he reportedly admitted in the past to twice being arrested for alcohol-related offenses around 2 decades ago. 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