FBI Director Kash Patel's lawsuit identifies 17 statements from the article that he claims are among the many defamatory assertions made about him

FBI Director Kash Patel filed a $250 million defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic on Monday, alleging the magazine published false and harmful claims about his personal behavior. The outlet’s allegations include excessive drinking and erratic conduct in Las Vegas, where Patel lives.

Patel Sues The Atlantic

Patel’s 19-page lawsuit was filed in the US District Court in Washington and also lists the article’s author, Sarah Fitzpatrick, as a defendant. According to the filing, the lawsuit aims to hold the defendants “accountable for a sweeping, malicious, and defamatory hit piece.”

Patel’s lawsuit identifies 17 statements from the article that he claims are among the many defamatory assertions made about him. These include allegations that he “is known to drink to the point of obvious intoxication, often at the private club Ned’s in Washington, D.C., and that he “drinks heavily at the Poodle Room in Las Vegas.” The Poodle Room is a members-only social club atop the Fontainebleau Las Vegas hotel, where he frequently spends parts of his weekends, according to the Atlantic article.

In a statement released through his attorneys at the Binnall Law Group, Patel said that The Atlantic’s story was false. He added that the publication had been provided with accurate information before publication, but chose to report false claims anyway....

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