{"id":751,"date":"2026-06-16T21:42:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T21:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=751"},"modified":"2026-06-16T21:42:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T21:42:00","slug":"kash-patel-paying-maga-loyalists-through-fbi-slush-fund-democrats-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=751","title":{"rendered":"Kash Patel Paying MAGA Loyalists Through FBI \u2018Slush Fund\u2019, Democrats Claim"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h2>What to Watch for<\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear whether Patel will provide any documentation as requested. If he doesn\u2019t, Democrats would likely have to wait to potentially subpoena Patel for documents next year, should they regain control of the House in the November midterms.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=749\">African Officials Warn Ebola Outbreak Could Be Worst Ever: \u2018We Are Missing Cases\u2019 (Live Updates)<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Crucial Quote<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cIt is not clear whether these bonus payments have simply been a corrupt attempt to slide cash to friends or whether they are also meant to ensure the silence of the agents who witness your inebriation and accompanying professional negligence and misconduct,\u201d Raskin wrote in his letter to Patel, referencing reporting in The Atlantic <u>suggesting<\/u> Patel has a drinking problem, which the FBI director has decried as false.<\/p>\n<h2>Key Background<\/h2>\n<p>Patel previously worked in the first Trump administration and went on to become a major pro-Trump media personality before being hired as the president\u2019s FBI chief. His tenure at the FBI has been marred by a number of controversies, including over his use of an <u>FBI private jet<\/u> to visit his girlfriend, his visit to the <u>Olympics<\/u> in Milan, his purchase of <u>new luxury BMWs<\/u> for his FBI travel and his gifting of personalized bottles of <u>bourbon<\/u> to staff and civilians. Patel has denied all accusations of wrongdoing, and <u>sued The Atlantic<\/u> for $250 million in response to the publication\u2019s allegations about his drinking. The lawsuit decries allegations in the article about Patel\u2019s \u201cerratic behavior and excessive drinking\u201d and frequent absences from the FBI, claiming the allegations were made by \u201cpartisans with axes to grind and are not in a position to know the facts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=748\">Hydrogen Peroxide Poured Into Green Reflecting Pool After Trump\u2019s $14 Million Renovation<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<h2>Further Reading<\/h2>\n<p><u>Kash Patel Sues The Atlantic For $250M Over Drinking, Absentee Allegations<\/u> (Forbes)<\/p>\n<p><u>How Kash Patel Turned Trump\u2019s 2020 Election Loss Into A MAGA Money Machine<\/u> (Forbes)<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=746\">Vance And More Republicans Slam MLB Over Warning Players Who Wrote Bible Verses On Pride Hats<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Patel has allegedly given out so much money through the alleged fund that some checks have bounced, Democrats claim.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":750,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-751","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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