Kash Patel’s Senate Disaster Is Going Viral

[0:00] Cash Patel looks like he hasn't slept in months and this hearing did absolutely nothing to [0:04] make him look like he feels good about everything that's going down. [0:09] You agree, Director Patel, that if one of your agents was unable to perform his or her [0:13] duties because of excessive drinking, you would need to take corrective or disciplinary [0:17] action. [0:18] You agree with that statement? [0:19] We would implement the inspection review process just like these other agencies have their [0:23] own internal investigations and complete that review. [0:26] As I said in my opening remarks, I really don't care about your personal life so long as you [0:32] are able to perform your public and official responsibilities, which are awesome responsibilities. [0:41] Multiple reports, including reporting by The Atlantic, have alleged episodes of excessive [0:46] drinking, unexplained absences, and behavior that concern current and former FBI and DOJ [0:53] officials. [0:54] You publicly denied those allegations and filed a defamation lawsuit. [0:58] So today, as you testify before Congress, is it your testimony that those allegations [1:04] are categorically false? [1:05] Unequivocally, categorically false. [1:08] So there have been no occasions during your tenure when FBI personnel were unable to promptly [1:12] reach you? [1:13] Absolutely not. [1:14] You can ask my entire workforce. [1:15] They hear from me at every single hour of the day, as do these great gentlemen here, [1:19] as do the men and women of the interagency in state and local law enforcement in the White [1:22] House. [1:23] And so there have been no occasions when your security detail had difficulty waking or locating [1:27] you. [1:29] Is that right? [1:30] Nope. [1:31] It's a total farce. [1:32] I don't even know where you get this stuff, but it doesn't make it credible because you [1:33] say so. [1:34] I'm not saying it, Director Patel. [1:36] It's been written and documented. [1:38] You are literally saying it. [1:39] No, I'm saying that these are reports, Director Patel. [1:42] No. [1:43] Unlike your baseless reports, the only person that was slinging margaritas in El Salvador [1:48] on the taxpayer dollar with a convicted gangbanging rapist was you. [1:51] You know, the fact… [1:52] The only person that ran up a $7,000 bar tab in Washington, D.C. [1:56] …at the lobby bar was you. [1:57] This suggests to me that the allegations are true. [1:58] So the only individual in this room that has been drinking on taxpayer dime during the [2:03] day is you. [2:04] Are you polygraphing? [2:05] Director Patel, come on. [2:07] These are serious allegations that were made against you. [2:10] They're not a lawsuit that you filed. [2:11] The allegations are false. [2:12] You drinking margaritas with a gangbanger is true and on video. [2:14] Actually, it just goes to show you don't… [2:15] You running a $7,000 bar tab at the lobby bar has been filed by your own office… [2:19] This goes to show… [2:20] …to drink during the day. [2:21] That's you. [2:22] Mr. Chairman. [2:23] This is the ultimate example of hypocrisy. [2:24] Mr. Chairman. [2:25] Mr. Chairman. [2:26] I will not be tarnished by baseless allegations or fraudulent statements from the media. [2:30] Let me ask the question. [2:31] The fact that you mention that indicates you don't know what you are talking about. [2:36] So let me just say this, Mr. Director. [2:40] In your response to me earlier, where you had a little bit of a blow up, you made a couple [2:47] provably false statements. [2:49] So did you. [2:50] No, Mr. Director. [2:52] I was reading about and asking you and asking you to respond to allegations that are made. [2:59] In fact, I was giving you an opportunity to do that. [3:02] And you took that opportunity. [3:04] But in the process, you made these provably false statements that I know are sort of like [3:10] urban legend in right-wing media about margaritas in El Salvador, which is provably false. [3:17] And so coming from the mouth of an FBI director to make provably false statements [3:25] in a hearing like this is extremely troubling. [3:28] And it leads me to ask whether or not the other things you've been saying are false statements. [3:36] And so my, because that was, that's a provably false statement. [3:41] You made a couple of those that are provably false. [3:43] And this is from the mouth of the FBI director. [3:45] The only one that made false statements is you. [3:47] My final question to you, Mr. Director, is do you know that it is a crime to lie to Congress? [3:53] Do you know that? [3:54] That's my last question. [3:55] I have not lied to Congress. [3:57] I didn't ask you that. [3:58] The one that lied to Congress is you. [3:59] I'm not testifying here, sir, and I don't lie. [4:02] Maybe the next time you run up a $7,000 bar tab, we can talk about it. [4:05] Well, see, there you go. [4:06] Line again. [4:07] You suggested. [4:08] In the FPC report. [4:09] I'll post it right now. [4:10] You suggested it was public. [4:11] It wasn't public money. [4:12] As you know, that was for a 50 members half part. [4:15] So it was a $7,000 bar tab. [4:18] Mr. Patel, I'm glad. [4:19] Let me just say in closing, Mr. Chairman, two things. [4:22] I'm glad that you have agreed to take the test regarding, you know, whether you have alcohol problems. [4:30] I'm glad you agreed with me to do that. [4:32] You still haven't answered my final question. [4:35] Do you know, Mr. Director, that it is a crime to lie to Congress? [4:39] Do you know that? [4:40] I do not lie to Congress. [4:44] I didn't ask you that. [4:45] And you're insinuating that I am. [4:46] I asked you whether you know. [4:48] You want to correct your time in this session where you got steamrolled by the facts so you can have a Twitter narrative to raise more money and spend more money on $7,000 bar tab. [4:59] Just let the record show, Mr. Chairman. [5:01] I'm not going to give it to you. [5:03] The director of the FBI apparently does not want to answer the question about whether or not it's a crime to lie to Congress. [5:09] And I find that extremely troubling. [5:11] I find it troubling that you lie to the American people every day. [5:15] You are a disgrace, Mr. Director. [5:17] I'm nearly as big as you. [5:18] The fact that you can't answer that question, I will. [5:21] That concludes my question, Mr. Chairman. [5:24] But I'm obviously very troubled. [5:26] And listen, Cash, look, man, the biggest mistake you made was becoming a member of the federal government. [5:31] If you wouldn't have done that, then nobody really would be judging you with tripping off the fact that you like the booger sugar and that you like a whole lot of alcohol. [5:38] Because me, myself, look, anybody who knows the lore of Jackson White knows that I have a history with that powder. [5:46] I used to shove that powder up my nose on a daily basis and it was great until it wasn't. [5:53] It was not a lot of fun for much longer than it was a lot of fun. [5:59] And Cash Patel, I see it in your eyes. [6:01] That's why every time you do anything, you're like this. [6:04] That's why you're trying to sue the media outlet for, what, a quarter of a billion dollars or something like that for having the nerve to put out a video of you, you know, looking like you just won a World Series or something like that, even though you're the head of the FBI. [6:19] But there's a little bit of conflict of interest there, you know, we don't we want you to be on top of your addiction problems when you're in an office of so much importance. [6:28] But again, like I said, I have thorough experience with the powder. [6:32] OK, I know what the snow does. [6:34] I know how it corrupts your mind and your soul. [6:37] You got to get off of it, man. [6:39] That's the first step. [6:40] First, you got to admit that you have a problem. [6:42] OK, and that can take a little bit because it messes with your ego. [6:47] But once you admit you have a problem, then you can move forward. [6:50] OK, so we'll get you into the 12 step program. [6:53] We'll get you into Alcoholics Anonymous. [6:55] We'll do what we need to do to make this country a better place. [6:58] But first things first, you got to put down the cocaine cash. [7:02] The döndyalg vans. [7:19] Speak up. [7:21] The shit up. [7:22] Excuse me. [7:23] I don't take two hours for a decade. [7:25] I'll take the tenerg vans before you go here. [7:26] Then it sells your own issues. [7:28] You get done. [7:29] Especially with the deniens similes.