FBI Director Kash Patel testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 16, 2025.
Jonathan Ernst | Reuters
FBI Director Kash Patel on Monday morning filed a lawsuit seeking $250 million in damages from The Atlantic magazine for what he claims is a defamatory article that alleges he abuses alcohol.
Patel, over the weekend, had vowed to sue The Atlantic for the article that was published on Friday.
The suit was filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. In addition to The Atlantic, the civil complaint names the article’s author, Sarah Fitzpatrick, as a defendant.
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