BI Director Kash Patel was arrested twice in his youth in incidents involving alcohol, according to a newly reported letter he wrote in 2005 while applying for admission to the Florida Bar.
The letter, obtained from Patel’s personnel file at the Miami-Dade Public Defender’s Office, reportedly detailed two separate arrests: one for public intoxication and another for public urination after a night of drinking.
The disclosures are receiving new attention as Patel continues denying recent allegations that alcohol use has affected his leadership of the FBI.
According to the report, one incident took place in 2005 while Patel was a law student at Pace University.
Patel wrote that he and his friends visited local bars and consumed alcoholic drinks before walking home