FBI Director Kash Patel has threatened to sue the Atlantic over a recent story detailing alleged concerns in the bureau over his drinking and absences at work.
The report, published on Friday, described a pattern of heavy drinking both in Washington, D.C., and Las Vegas, where Patel reportedly spends some of his weekends. Patel’s drinking allegedly led to morning meetings being moved and his security detail struggling to wake him up. In one instance, breaching tools were requested after Patel was unresponsive behind locked doors.
Patel blasted the story after it dropped, immediately vowing to pursue legal action.
“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 posted on X Friday.
He addressed the report again on Saturday, penning a “memo to the fake news” in response.
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