Bombshell allegations about the FBI director in the Atlantic has landed the magazine in hot water as Kash Patel files a shocking $250 million defamation lawsuit after a report in the outlet alleged the director had quote, “bouts of excessive drinking” and a number of quote, “unexplained absences.”
What are the wild claims about Patel in The Atlantic? And how is he responding? Here’s what you need to know.
Read more at https://nypost.com/2026/04/20/media/fbi-director-kash-patel-sues-atlantic-mag-for-250m-over-story-alleging-excess-drinking-mysterious-absences/
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