Kash Patel sues the Atlantic over article alleging excessive drinking ^39.6%

The Guardian - By Jeremy Barr - 4/20/2026, 2:42 PM

Self-Serving Bias 28.3% - Negativity Bias 27.8% - Unattributed Quote 23.2%

Kash Patel has followed through on a threat to sue the Atlantic and the author of a story the magazine published that included allegations of “excessive drinking” as well as “conspicuous inebriation and unexplained absences” while in charge of the FBI. The FBI director filed a defamation lawsuit in US district court for the District of... more