2026-05-12T19:27:15.260Z / 美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）
作者：霍姆斯·莱布兰德
33分钟前发布
发布于 2026年5月12日 美国东部时间下午3:27
questions FBI Director Kash Patel as Chairman US Sen. Jerry Moran (right) looks on during a Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on Tuesday in Washington, DC.
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
“帕特尔局长，我对你的私生活毫不在意，”范·霍伦说道，“只要没有干扰到你的公职，我根本不在乎你在私人时间、自掏腰包做什么。
《大西洋月刊》近期刊发报道，称帕特尔‘酗酒发作和无故缺勤的情况令同事感到不安’。
“如果你处于失能状态，就无法履行这些公职职责，”范·霍伦周二对帕特尔说道，并指出“有报道称你酩酊大醉、宿醉严重，以至于你的工作人员不得不强行进入你的住所”。
帕特尔随后起诉了《大西洋月刊》，称该报道不实，并表示自己从未在工作中醉酒。
FBI Director Patel spars with lawmaker who raises reports of his behavior during Hill testimony
1:13 • Source: CNN
FBI Director Patel spars with lawmaker who raises reports of his behavior during Hill testimony
1:13
帕特尔在听证会后续环节回击范·霍伦，指责该参议员“与一名已知重罪犯一起喝玛格丽特酒”，此举影射范·霍伦曾与被错误驱逐至萨尔瓦多的基尔马尔·阿布雷戈·加西亚会面。范·霍伦否认曾有人饮用玛格丽特酒。
“帕特尔局长，别这样。这些针对你的指控都是严肃的，”范·霍伦说道。
在双方持续互相打断、短暂交锋后，这名参议员询问帕特尔是否愿意接受一项军队中用于检测是否存在饮酒问题的测试。
“你愿意做什么测试，我都接受，”帕特尔说道。
局长补充道：“来吧。并肩测试。”
FBI Director Patel spars with lawmaker who raises reports of his behavior during Hill testimony
2026-05-12T19:27:15.260Z / CNN
By Holmes Lybrand
33 min ago
PUBLISHED May 12, 2026, 3:27 PM ET
FBI Director Kash Patel testifies during a Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on Tuesday in Washington, DC.
Win McNamee/Getty Images
FBI Director Kash Patel sparred with a lawmaker briefly during a Tuesday afternoon hearing at the Senate Appropriations Committee when asked about media reports alleging he drinks to excess.
In his opening statement, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, a Maryland Democrat, raised concerns about Patel’s leadership, noting reports of his personal behavior, the recent firing of counterintelligence agents tasked with monitoring threats from Iran, and subpoenas recently sent to reporters.
Ranking member US Sen. Chris Van Hollen (left) questions FBI Director Kash Patel as Chairman US Sen. Jerry Moran (right) looks on during a Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on Tuesday in Washington, DC.
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
“Director Patel, I don’t care one bit about your private life,” Van Hollen said. “I don’t give a damn what you do on your own time and your own dime, unless and until it interferes with your public responsibilities.
The Atlantic recently published a story alleging Patel has “alarmed colleagues with episodes of excessive drinking and unexplained absences.”
“You cannot perform those public duties if you’re incapacitated,” Van Hollen said to Patel Tuesday, noting “reports of you being so drunk and so hungover that your staff had to force entry into your home.”
Patel has since sued the Atlantic, calling the reporting false and saying he has never been drunk at work.
FBI Director Patel spars with lawmaker who raises reports of his behavior during Hill testimony
1:13 • Source: CNN
FBI Director Patel spars with lawmaker who raises reports of his behavior during Hill testimony
1:13
Patel shot back at Van Hollen later during the hearing, accusing the senator of “slinging margaritas” with a known felon, referring to a meeting Van Hollen had with Kilmar Abrego Garcia when he was mistakenly deported to El Salvador. Van Hollen has denied that anyone drank margaritas.
“Director Patel, come on. These are serious allegations that were made against you,” Van Hollen said.
After a brief match where the two continued to speak over each other, the senator asked if Patel would take a test — instituted in the military — to measure whether someone has a drinking problem.
“I’ll take any test you’re willing to,” Patel said.
The director added: “Let’s go. Side by side.”
发表回复