Kash Patel Sues The Atlantic Over Report That He’s Always Drunk

FBI Director Kash Patel filed a $250 million defamation suit against The Atlantic Monday, after a sweeping report detailing his excessive drinking and unexplained absences. In a 19-page filing, lawyers for Patel alleged that The Atlantic had published an “article replete with false and obviously fabricated allegations designed to destroy Director Patel’s reputation and drive him from office.”The Atlantic reported that Patel was known to drink in excess, routinely delayed meetings and time-sensit...