FBI Director Kash Patel was branded an “unhinged lunatic” after a heated congressional hearing in which he angrily denied allegations of excessive drinking and unexplained absences, dismissing the claims as “baseless.

FBI Director Kash Patel and Sen. Chris Van Hollen clashed during a heated Senate appropriations hearing Tuesday, turning a routine

Though Patel was joined in testimony by leadership for the Drug Enforcement Administration, the U.S. Marshals Service, and the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the main line of fire was between Patel and Maryland Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen.

A Senate hearing turned contentious as FBI Director Kash Patel and Senator Chris Van Hollen clashed over drinking allegations, leading to mutual challenges for alcohol screening tests.

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) fired off serious questions on Tuesday during a congressional hearing with FBI Director Kash Patel, pressing the agency's leader over allegations of heavy alcohol use and reports of Patel purging agents who were linked to Trump investigations.

Kash Patel agreed to take an “audit” test after denying reports of excessive drinking and unexplained absences while serving as Donald Trump’s FBI chief. Patel exploded in anger after Democratic Party Senator Chris Van Hollen raised the claims in a congressional hearing on Tuesday.

"My final question to you, Mr. Director, is do you know that it is a crime to lie to Congress? You know that. That's my last question." The post ‘So Did You!’ Kash Patel Gives Head-Scratching Reply When Being Accused of Lying to Congress first appeared on Mediaite.