Posted on 04/20/2026 8:37:11 AM PDT by thegagline
FBI Director Kash Patel has sued The Atlantic magazine over a 'malicious and defamatory hit piece' alleging he has a serious drinking problem.
Patel, 46, brought his lawsuit on Monday against the magazine and staff writer Sarah Fitzpatrick, accusing them of publishing an article that was 'replete with false and obviously fabricated allegations' meant to 'drive him from office.' The article shared on April 17 ran with the headline, 'The FBI Director is MIA', and alleged that Patel 'has alarmed colleagues with episodes of excessive drinking and unexplained absences.' Fitzpatrick cited anonymous sources within the FBI that said Patel's drinking made him unreachable at key moments, and complicated the manhunt for Charlie Kirk's assassin. Agents allegedly had to use SWAT breaching equipment to break down his door on one occasion, and Patel allegedly spiraled into a nervous breakdown when he mistakenly believed he had been fired by President Trump, the article claimed. Patel's lawsuit says all those allegations are false and 'outrageous.' His lawyers say Fitzpatrick 'relied entirely on anonymous sources she knew to be both highly partisan with an ax to grind and also not in a position to know the facts.' The FBI Director said his team warned the outlet the article was 'categorically false' hours before publication, and accused The Atlantic of having a 'long-running editorial animus' toward him.
Patel is seeking damages of at least $250 million against The Atlantic. ***
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I Ain’t Drunk, I’m Just Drinking by Albert Collins
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6uzI1fOoSDU&pp=0gcJCU8Co7VqN5tD
anonymous sources say—
KILL ALL HUMANS
how about most. let’s not get extreme
Go big or go home.
“I love humanity. It’s people I can’t stand.”
-Linus
“Obviously fabricated”?
I hope he wins, but he needs to do his job and put some folks in jail.
As Lincoln said: “I cannot spare this man; he drinks!”
If you would read his recent posts on X or listen to his most recent interviews you would know that he says that is coming very soon. That’s why mud is being slung at him because they know what he’s about to do. It takes time to build legal cases against very high profile people that won’t fall apart. I’m not a “panican” that thinks this can be done quickly like others seem to think. He’s trying to undo 30 yrs of corruption...that takes a little time.
They wouldn’t have done this if they thought Kash Patel was incompetent. Remember they didn’t complain about Pam Bondi.
Does the Daily Mail ever report on the s****y state of their country and its leaders? Look over there, no, over there!
I am optimistic to a point, but we need to see something soon if only just the start. He can’t take 3-4 years to do this otherwise it will all be undone if we lose Congress or the POTUS In the next elections. There is a time crunch when it comes to deep state prosecutions.
“God’s Speed” Kash.
When he was made commander of the army and the Generals objected to his drinking, Lincoln said to send a barrel of the same whiskey to the rest of his Generals.
If you switch to the UK edition of the Daily Mail, you will find numerous critical articles about the sorry state of the United Kingdom.
We read british papers to find out what’s going on here. The brits apparently have to read our news to find about their country.
-PJ
If Kash isn’t a drunk, i would sue them for a billion dollars .
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