FBI Director Kash Patel sues The Atlantic, reporter for $250M over story alleging excess drinking, mysterious absences

FBI Director Kash Patel slapped The Atlantic and its reporter Sarah Fitzpatrick with a defamation lawsuit, after the outlet ...

FBI Director Kash Patel Sues The Atlantic Over Story About Erratic Tenure

FBI Director Kash Patel filed a $250 million defamation suit against The Atlantic and writer Sarah Fitzpatrick on Monday, ...
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FBI director sues The Atlantic over story on drinking, firing 'freak-out'

FBI Director Kash Patel speaks during a news conference at the Manassas FBI Field Office, March 27, 2025, in Manassas, VA. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, File) WASHINGTON (CN) — FBI Director Kash Patel sued ...

FBI's Patel sues Atlantic for $250M, says story about drinking is false

The magazine's story cited more than two dozen anonymous sources concerned at Patel’s "inebriation and unexplained absences.” ...

New York Times alleges FBI investigated journalist after report about Patel girlfriend

The New York Times is alleging the FBI investigated one of its journalists after a reporter for the paper wrote an article ...