Patel Sues Atlantic for $250M Over Drinking Claims

0:00On April 20th, Cash Patel, the FBI director, is hitting back hard against the Atlantic and writer, Sarah Fitzpatrick. They dropped an article Friday claiming he has a serious drinking issue that endangers national security. Now his team is suing them for $250 million in damages. Patel calls the whole piece a straight-up lie. He says they knew the facts but printed falsehoods anyway. The FBI, White House, and Department of Justice all deny the claims flat out. Patel is dealt with plenty of criticism before, but this crossed the line. Remember that time in February when he parted with the U.S. men's hockey team in the locker room after their Olympic gold win over Canada? Folks called him rowdy then too. The lawsuit accuses the Atlantic of ignoring FBI denials and skipping a response to Patel's lawyer's letter. They claim the story was malicious, even after the FBI pressoff is warned about 19 allegations. Meanwhile, the Atlantic stands firm behind the reporting and labels the suit merit list.

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