Kash Patel says he is filing defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic Monday

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsKash Patel says he is filing defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic MondayPatel threatened to sue the publication following a report alleging he is deeply paranoid about being fired and often drinks to excessRhian Lubin in New York Sunday 19 April 2026 22:40 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2960710","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/kash-patel-fbi-the-atlantic-lawsuit-b2960710.html","title":"Kash Patel says he is filing defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic Monday"}}CloseBombshell magazine report claims FBI director is paranoid and drinks excessivelySign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSC...