FBI director Kash Patel files $250M defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic

Photo: Kash Patel speaking with attendees at the 2022 AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona – December 19, 2022. Photo credit: Gage Skidmore via Flickr. CC BY-SA 2.0. Article by Brian Stelter. CNN – April 20, 2026.

FBI director Kash Patel has sued The Atlantic and reporter Sarah Fitzpatrick over a story that alleged Patel has “alarmed colleagues with episodes of excessive drinking and unexplained absences.” The defamation suit, filed Monday morning in US District Court in the District of Columbia, seeks $250 million in damages. The Atlantic called the suit “meritless.” “We stand by our reporting on Kash Patel, and we will vigorously defend The Atlantic and our journalists against this meritless lawsuit,” a spokesperson told CNN. […]

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