FBI Director Kash Patel said he would file a lawsuit against The Atlantic magazine for defamation over a story claiming that he drinks alcohol excessively and has unexplained absences.
“see you and your entire entourage of false reporting in court… But do keep at it with the fake news, actual malice standard is now what some would call a legal lay up,” Patel wrote on X.
see you and your entire entourage of false reporting in court… But do keep at it with the fake news, actual malice standard is now what some would call a legal lay up. https://t.co/MfbHH8OtLv pic.twitter.com/kw5U3LrfMM
— FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) April 18, 2026
“The Atlantic published a ‘bombshell’ on Director Patel tonight that every real DC reporter chased, couldn’t verify, and passed on. Here’s reality. Since being sworn in, Director Patel has taken a grand total of 17 days off — half as much time off as Comey and Wray — and
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