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RandySF

(85,747 posts)

2. I call bullshit.

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Wed May 6, 2026, 07:02 PM

12 hrs ago

He added that “the bottles in question are part of a tradition in the FBI that started well over a decade ago, long before Director Patel arrived. Senior Bureau officials have long exchanged commemorative items in formal gift settings consistent with ethics rules. Director Patel has followed all applicable ethical guidelines and pays for any personal gift himself.”.

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Kash Patel's Personalized Bourbon Stash (gift link) [View all] LetMyPeopleVote 13 hrs ago OP

So many violations. RandySF 13 hrs ago #1

I call bullshit. RandySF 12 hrs ago #2

just 86'd another bottle right? DoBW 12 hrs ago #3

Well, I boycott kentucky bourbon anyway, but if I didn't, this distillery niyad 12 hrs ago #4

Trump did sell Vodka, but changed the formula and is now giving it away as well. /s usonian 12 hrs ago #5

Betty Bowers made me smile LetMyPeopleVote 11 hrs ago #6

With the FBI shield?? Your tax dollars at work shlepping those things around. Ugh Tim S 10 hrs ago #7

How disappointing Woodford Reserve. harumph 10 hrs ago #8