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On multiple occasions in the past year, members of his security detail had difficulty waking Patel because he was seemingly intoxicated, according to information supplied to Justice Department and White House officials. A request for “breaching equipment”—normally used by SWAT and hostage-rescue teams to quickly gain entry into buildings—was made last year because Patel had been unreachable behind locked doors, according to multiple people familiar with the request.

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[-] Soulphite@reddthat.com 32 points 1 week ago
[-] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 22 points 1 week ago

These people aren't serious human beings, not to say they aren't threats but well look at him. I'm pretty sure me at my most unserious is still for more serious than them at their base, mind you I look perpetually feral.

[-] Quokka@quokk.au 4 points 1 week ago

Is that a Donald Punisher logo?🤮

[-] SmackemWittadic@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Also wearing a Santa hat for some fucking reason

[-] NekoKoneko@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

It was just included of the Sweatshop Grifter Merch Kit C from AliExpress.

[-] MrSelfDestruct25@fedinsfw.app 3 points 1 week ago

What a little dick loser.

[-] Frostbeard@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Are those challenge coins in the background or patches?

[-] Adulated_Aspersion@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Both. He has the challenge coins next to his ridiculous logo.

(The patches with his logo might be stickera)

[-] Formfiller@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

Seems like they just hired Don jr’s coke dealer as fbi director

[-] ajoebyanyothername@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

I'd hazard that the absences can be pretty easily explained by the episodes of excessive drinking.

[-] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago

Uh oh, another teleporter.

[-] hopesdead@startrek.website 6 points 1 week ago

Based on previous headlines, this sounds very normal.

[-] qarbone@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Creative writing tells me that he's realizing that the shit barge he lashed himself to is sinking and the daft cunt has no idea what to do, so he's just drinking himself to oblivion while waiting to see how it all shakes down.

[-] bilb@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 week ago

The coolest FBI Director by FAR! 😎 People hate seeing a king with a beautiful first girlfriend living it up!

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