New Delhi, May 7 -- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has reportedly opened what MS NOW describe as a highly unusual criminal leak inquiry into the reporter who first exposed concerns about the FBI director's alcohol consumption, even as a second investigation reveals Kash Patel has been travelling with custom-branded Woodford Reserve whiskey engraved with his name and title.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has launched a criminal leak inquiry targeting Sarah Fitzpatrick, the Atlantic journalist whose reporting on FBI Director Kash Patel's drinking habits and erratic conduct set off a chain of legal and institutional confrontations, two people with direct knowledge of the matter have confirmed to MS NOW.

The inquiry is being des...