U.S. Senate Committee on Judiciary
04/18/2026 | Press release | Archived content
Following Reports Of Excessive Drinking And Inappropriate Behavior, Durbin Calls For Kash Patel To Be Replaced As FBI Director
April 18, 2026
Following Reports Of Excessive Drinking And Inappropriate Behavior, Durbin Calls For Kash Patel To Be Replaced As FBI Director
CHICAGO - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, called for Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel to be replaced after The Atlantic published an article outlining his excessive drinking and unexplained absences:
"President Trump's FBI Director Kash Patel is destroying one of the most respected law enforcement agencies in the world. Like Noem and Bondi, it's time to replace him."
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