00:00excessive drinking, unexplained absences, and behavior that concern current and
00:04former FBI and DOJ officials. You have publicly denied those allegations and
00:09filed a defamation lawsuit. Sir Mangres, is it your testimony that those
00:14allegations are categorically false? Unequivocally categorically false.
00:18There have been no occasions during your tenure when FBI personnel were unable to
00:22promptly reach you? Absolutely not. You can ask my entire workforce. They hear
00:26from me at every single hour of the day. You agree, Director Patel, that if one
00:29of your agents was unable to perform his or her duties because of excessive
00:33drinking, you would need to take corrective or disciplinary action. You agree with
00:37that statement? We would implement the inspection review process just like these
00:40other agencies have their own internal investigations and complete that review.
00:44As I said in my opening remarks, I really don't care about your personal life so
00:50long as you are able to perform your public and official responsibilities, which
00:56are awesome responsibilities. Multiple reports, including reporting by The Atlantic, have alleged
01:03episodes of excessive drinking, unexplained absences, and behavior that concern current and
01:09former FBI and DOJ officials. You have publicly denied those allegations and filed a defamation
01:16lawsuit. So today, as you testify before Congress, is it your testimony that those allegations
01:22are categorically false? Unequivocally categorically false. So there have been no occasions during your
01:28tenure when FBI personnel were unable to promptly reach you? Absolutely not. You can ask my entire
01:33workforce. They hear from me at every single hour of the day, as do these great gentlemen here,
01:37as do the men and women of the interagency and state and local law enforcement in the White House.
01:42And so there have been no occasions when your security detail had difficulty waking or locating you. Is that right?
01:47Nope. It's a total farce. I don't even know where you get this stuff, but it doesn't make it credible
01:51because you say so. I'm not saying it, Director Patel. It's been written and documented.
01:57You are literally saying it. No, I'm saying that these are reports, Director Patel.
02:01Unlike your baseless reports, the only person that was slinging margaritas in El Salvador on the taxpayer
02:07dollar with a convicted gangbanging rapist was you. The only person that ran up a $7,000
02:13bar tab in Washington, D.C. at the lobby bar was you. So the only individual in this room
02:18that has been drinking on taxpayer dime during the day is you. Are you polygraphing?
02:23Are you polygraphing? Director Patel, come on. These are serious allegations that were made against you.
02:29The allegations are false. You drinking margaritas with a gangbanger is true and on video.
02:33Actually, it just goes to show you don't. You running a $7,000 bar tab at the lobby bar has
02:37been filed
02:38by your own office to drink during the day. That's you. This is the ultimate example of hypocrisy.
02:44I will not be tarnished by baseless allegations or fraudulent statements from the media.
02:49The fact that you mention that indicates you don't know what you are talking about.
