The Atlantic follows its bombshell Kash Patel exposé with new claims about personalized bottles of bourbon

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsThe Atlantic follows its bombshell Kash Patel exposé with new claims about personalized bottles of bourbonPatel’s alleged alcohol-themed favors have unnerved current and former FBI officials, according to reportsJosh Marcus in San Francisco Thursday 07 May 2026 02:22 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":"b2971930","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/kash-patel-bourbon-gift-atlantic-b2971930.html","title":"Kash gave out personalized bottles of bourbon, Atlantic claims in new exposé"}}CloseKash Patel who is suing over unflattering article says he and Trump are 'as tough as they come'Sign 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","...