Kash Patel has accused the magazine of “fake news” after it claimed he struggled with a growing alcohol problem.
US President Donald Trump’s FBI director Kash Patel has threatened to sue The Atlantic for publishing a report he claims has caused him to fear for his job. “drinking excessively” And “Unexplained absence.”
Patel said in an Post On Saturday: “You and your entire crew of false reporting will be met in court.” He also blamed the magazine “fake news” And the case is called a “The legal system.”
A few hours ago, Patel’s legal team announced That he warned The Atlantic against releasing the article before publication.
“They noticed the claims were completely false and defamatory. They published them anyway. See you in court.” Jesse R. Binnall Law Group Binnall wrote on X.
The lawyer also published a letter, which he said was sent to The Atlantic, in which he demanded that the news outlet preserve all communications related to Patel, including information from unnamed sources cited in the article, which was published on Friday.
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It quoted The Atlantic “two dozen” Unnamed officials and insiders claimed to have raised concerns about Patel’s conduct and alcohol problems, some of whom he reportedly said were “Behavior as a National-Security Vulnerability.”
“I stand by every word of this reporting. We have excellent lawyers.” Sarah Fitzpatrick, the article’s author, said in MS Now’s ‘The Briefing’ on Friday.
The intelligence chief was reportedly drunk to such an extent that his security personnel sometimes had trouble waking him up, causing him to miss briefings and sometimes even do so. “Not accessible behind closed doors” according to the article.
The article also reported that Patel feared for his job following the recent firing of Attorney General Pam Bondi, a staunch Trump loyalist who was fired earlier this month amid bipartisan allegations of mishandling the release of the Epstein files.
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