{"id":65103,"date":"2026-05-12T17:34:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T17:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flamenet.io\/2026\/05\/12\/fbi-director-kash-patel-denies-drinking-allegations-during-senate-budget-hearing-abc-news-breaking-news-latest-news-and-videos\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T17:34:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T17:34:12","slug":"fbi-director-kash-patel-denies-drinking-allegations-during-senate-budget-hearing-abc-news-breaking-news-latest-news-and-videos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flamenet.io\/2026\/05\/12\/fbi-director-kash-patel-denies-drinking-allegations-during-senate-budget-hearing-abc-news-breaking-news-latest-news-and-videos\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI Director Kash Patel denies drinking allegations during Senate budget hearing &#8211; ABC News &#8211; Breaking News, Latest News and Videos"},"content":{"rendered":"<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMipAFBVV95cUxPS1J4eUpybkd6V0lfZUhZUnYxVXhFNzZBWFViU2pvZXZsSndRTXExTGw4Q291RlRDOGtSRk1TdGxsZTdmNDJya0lGcHFuNmpwWFlKa3o3V1AwbUxtT1RzamlrZFo0T0dyemgxdEY5VlVjcTZSNzZiOUJSb1NlakJWTm5aNmRYdjluV21FcTFNMWg4VXFiWnoxdkVBZzg5dmdPbktwb9IBqgFBVV95cUxQQzFjQl9vekNHQjFydS1TMENhLVJsVmhLbW5TemJaeXdVR2MzaEo4ZWVwQm5JbUUwMllRNGdFemdxcWczeUZfbF9Va0dyOE11ZlpZeXRlRUpGWnUyblVVTHlqUlc2M21sWkpReS02UGFncXNyeWZfRi1DY0xPQUpENE5ablJhNGcwWENQMHdZd3dJbHZmR0ItSkRqTlllOVk1dUpBcjkzdXFZQQ?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\">FBI Director Kash Patel denies drinking allegations during Senate budget hearing<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color=\"#6f6f6f\">ABC News &#8211; 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