Skip to main contentSkip to navigation Close dialogue1/1 Next image Previous image Toggle captionSkip to navigation Kash Patel looks at Pete Hegseth as they walk out of a press briefing by Donald Trump at the White House in Washington DC on 25 April 2026. Photograph: Kylie Cooper/Reuters View image in fullscreen Kash Patel looks at Pete Hegseth as they walk out of a press briefing by Donald Trump at the White House in Washington DC on 25 April 2026. Photograph: Kylie Cooper/Reuters FBI defends Kash Patel after report alleging he gifts custom whiskey bottlesAgency says FBI director ‘followed all applicable ethical guidelines’ in giving out personalized bourbon bottles The FBI said that agency director Kash Patel “followed all applicable ethical guidelines” after a report in the Atlantic alleged that he distributed customized bourbon whiskey bottles as gifts.In an article published on Wednesday, the Atlantic described Patel as travelling with a stock of “personalized branded bourbon” that he allegedly hands out frequently to people around him.The report says the bottles feature the branding of the Kentucky distillery Woodford Reserve and are engraved with the phrase “Kash Patel FBI Director”, along with an image of an FBI shield. Around the shield is text that includes Patel’s title and his preferred stylization of his first name: Ka$h. The shield is held by an…
Published: May 7, 2026 6:00 pm
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