FBI director Kash Patel testifies before the Senate Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing on Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request for the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration; the United States Marshals Service and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. (AP Photo) FBI Director Kash Patel on Tuesday clashed with Democrat senators at a Senate Appropriations subcommittee over allegations of his “excessive drinking”, “erratic behaviour” and “misuse of government resources”. Democrats, citing a report from last month’s The Atlantic magazine, argued that the claims made were “extremely alarming” and if proven, it would amount to “gross dereliction” of duty. Patel dismissed the claims as “baseless” and has also sued the magazine and the author of the story with defamation in US district court for the District of Columbia, seeking $250 million in damages. 🚨 OMG. Kash Patel absolutely unloaded after Sen.…