Kash Patel was ‘more of a bro’ than a coach to high school players he worked with: report

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsKash Patel was ‘more of a bro’ than a coach to high school players he worked with: reportFBI Director Kash Patel ‘lost it’ on one occasion, according to one of the former high school playersOwen Scott Thursday 23 April 2026 12:55 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2963486","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/kash-patel-hockey-winter-olympics-b2963486.html","title":"Kash Patel was ‘more of a bro’ than a coach to high school players he coached: report"}}Close260423 Seth Meyers Taunts Kash Patel After The FBI Director Says USA Hockey Team Are His FriendsSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"i...