Episode

Paranoid freak-out, excessive drinking: Report describes erratic Kash Patel leading FBI

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The Briefing with Jen Psaki

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Apr 18, 2026

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2477

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Summary

Sarah Fitzpatrick, staff writer for The Atlantic, talks with Jen Psaki about her new reporting about a bizarre freak-out by FBI director Kash Patel when he thought being unable to log into his work computer meant he'd been fired by Donald Trump, and episodes of excessive drinking that alarmed his FBI colleagues.