House Democrats launched an investigation into FBI Director Kash Patel’s alleged alcohol use, including an alcohol abuse survey.
In a letter to Patel, signed by 18 House Democrats, the group excoriated the FBI director over his alleged abuse of alcohol while on the job, saying he consumed alcohol “to the point of illness.” In light of the allegations, the letter attached an Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test questionnaire, containing 10 questions related to alcohol use.
“Given the urgency and gravity of the risks to our nation and our people,” the letter reads, “we request that you fill out and submit to Congress the results of the attached Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT)—a 10-question screening tool considered the ‘gold standard’ in the U.S. and around the world for assessing harmful patterns of alcohol consumption and routinely used by individuals to help identify hazardous drinking behaviors—along with a sworn statement attesting that your answers are true under the penalty of perjury.”
