New Delhi, April 18 -- FBI Director Kash Patel Patel is genuinely worried that his position may be at risk, reported The Atlantic citing multiple current officials, along with former colleagues who remain in close contact with him. They reportedly note that he has reasons for this concern, some of which are linked to what witnesses describe as episodes of heavy drinking.

Following Attorney General Pam Bondi's removal on April 2, Patel was widely seen as one of the next officials likely to be dismissed, the report noted. "We're all just waiting for the word" that he's officially out, one FBI official said this week, it further reported. A former official also told journalist Jonathan Lemire that Patel's anxiety about his position was "jus...