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Back<\/span><\/p>\n transcript<\/p>\n \u201cThis suggests to me the allegations are true. Multiple reports, including reporting by The Atlantic, have alleged episodes of excessive drinking, unexplained absences and behavior that concerned current and former F.B.I. and D.O.J. officials. You have publicly denied those allegations and filed a defamation lawsuit. So today, as you testify before Congress, is it your testimony that those allegations are categorically false?\u201d \u201cUnequivocally, categorically false.\u201d \u201cDirector Patel, come on. These are serious allegations that were made against you. There was a lawsuit filed.\u201d \u201cYou were drinking margaritas with a gangbanger.\u201d \u201cAnd it just goes to show you \u2014\u201d \u201cYou running a $7,000 bar tab at the lobby bar \u2014 has been filed by your own office.\u201d \u201cThis goes to show \u2014\u201d \u201cDuring the day. That\u2019s you. This is the ultimate example of hypocrisy. I will not be tarnished by baseless allegations and fraudulent statements from the media.\u201d \u201cThe fact that you mentioned that indicates you don\u2019t know what you are talking about.\u201d \u201cThe F.B.I. conducts polygraph tests all the time. \u201cNo, have you, have you ordered polygraph tests for members of your team to determine who was the source of the stories that I\u2019m asking you about?\u201d \u201cI don\u2019t order any polygraph tests. There\u2019s an internal inspection review process for any and all leaks, especially of baseless information at the F.B.I. that\u2019s been in place for the last 30 years. Those processes are followed by career intelligence and agents on the ground.\u201d \u201cSo I\u2019ll take that as a yes, since you\u2019ve said that these were unauthorized disclosures. Do you know, Mr. Director, that it is a crime to lie to Congress? Do you know that?\u201d \u201cI do not lie to Congress.\u201d \u201cI didn\u2019t ask you that.\u201d \u201cYou\u2019re insinuating that I am.\u201d \u201cI asked you whether you know \u2014\u201d \u201cYou 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. I find it troubling that you lie to the American people.\u201d \u201cYou are a disgrace, Mr. Director.\u201d \u201cNot nearly as big as you.\u201d \u201cThe fact that you can\u2019t answer that question. I will, I will \u2014 that concludes my questioning, Mr. Chairman. But I\u2019m obviously very troubled.\u201d<\/p>\n Senator Chris Van Hollen, Democrat of Maryland, questioned the director of the F.B.I., Kash Patel, about reports of excessive drinking and ordering polygraph tests for members of his team in a search for sources of leaks about him.<\/span><\/p>\n By Jamie Leventhal<\/p>\n May 12, 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" new video loaded: Heated Exchange Between F.B.I. Director and Senator During Hearing transcript Back transcript Heated Exchange Between F.B.I. 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Senator Chris Van Hollen, Democrat of Maryland, questioned the director of the F.B.I., Kash Patel, about reports of excessive drinking and ordering polygraph tests for members of his team in a search for sources of leaks about him.<\/h4>\n