Kash Patel Explodes in Hearing Over Drinking Allegations and FBI Questions 5/13/26

FBI Director Kash Patel faced a fiery Senate confrontation yesterday as lawmakers pressed him over allegations of excessive drinking, unexplained absences and possible misuse of FBI resources. Patel angrily denied the claims, calling them “a total farce.” Democrats questioned whether FBI personnel and assets were improperly used to go after critics and reporters covering the claims that Patel was, at times, so drunk he passed out behind locked doors and security had to break in to make sure he was okay. The hearing devolved into a shouting match, with Patel yelling at senators and accusing those speaking against him of politically motivated attacks.
Mo Kelly is in for Mark Thompson. He looks at whether Patel's rocky Congressional hearing could put him in the same boat as his former colleague Kristi Noem and whether the allegations against Patel have become an embarrassment for Trump.
Presidential historian and political analyst John Rothmann joins to talk politics.
Paid protesters are a real thing, but the concept might be different than you imagine. Mark talks with Adam Swart, the CEO of Crowds on Demand, to find out more about how it works and whether ethics are considered in the game of optics.
The Mark Thompson Show
5/13/26
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