Kash Patel got into a heated exchange with a reporter who pressed the FBI director on details in his $250m libel lawsuit. A report in The Atlantic characterized Patel as a deeply paranoid figure prone to drinking to excess and whose alleged behavior has alarmed officials inside Donald Trump’s administration. Patel has filed a $250 million defamation lawsuit against the outlet and the journalist and insisted he has “never been intoxicated on the job.” The article also alleges an incident in which a technical error with his computer access briefly locked him out, which he reportedly interpreted as being fired by the White House. Patel’s lawsuit acknowledges that he was temporarily locked out of the FBI system. When asked by NBC News correspondent Ryan Reilly "to explain the computer login issue," Patel responded: "The problem with you and your baseless reporting is that it is an absolute lie. " I was never locked out of my systems."

The Atlantic on Friday published a detailed article citing more than two-dozen sources that made bombshell claims about the FBI director's behavior.

FBI Director Kash Patel announced he is filing a defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic magazine.

The FBI director promised to sue the magazine after the story was published.

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The Atlantic article claimed that FBI Director Kash Patel "has alarmed colleagues with episodes of excessive drinking and unexplained absences."

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FBI Director Kash Patel sued The Atlantic over the publication's article last week alleging he has a history of alcohol abuse.

Patel alleges that the magazine published false and harmful claims about his conduct, including accusations of excessive drinking and unexplained absences from duty.

The FBI director claims the publication “crossed the legal line” by reporting on allegations of his “excessive drinking and unexplained absences.”

A federal judge in Houston on Tuesday dismissed a 2025 lawsuit by FBI Director Kash Patel that alleged he was defamed by former FBI official Frank Figliuizzi, who had said Patel ”…

The FBI director has been mired in scandal following bombshell reporting in The Atlantic. In a lawsuit filed on Monday, Patel denied the story's claims.

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Kash Patel got into a heated exchange with a reporter who pressed the FBI director on details in his $250m libel lawsuit. A report in The Atlantic characterized Patel as a deeply…

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By suing The Atlantic for defamation, the FBI director is leveraging one of Trump’s legal tactics to tamp down free speech.