Article continues below advertisementEmbattled FBI Director Kash Patel engaged in a tense and shouting-filled exchange with NBC News reporter Ryan Reilly during a Tuesday, April 21, press conference at the Department of Justice. The confrontation centered on an explosive report from The Atlantic alleging excessive drinking, erratic behavior and unexplained absences during Patel's tenure.The most heated moment occurred when Reilly asked Patel to clarify a claim in the report that he had panicked and believed he had been fired after being unable to log in to the FBI's internal computer system.