Kash Patel threatens to sue over ‘false’ bombshell report detailing claims of ‘excessive drinking’ and other concerning conduct

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsKash Patel threatens to sue over ‘false’ bombshell report detailing claims of ‘excessive drinking’ and other concerning conductThe FBI director has called the allegations ‘false reporting’ and said he would sue the Atlantic reporter who published themJosh Marcus in San Francisco Saturday 18 April 2026 05:39 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":"b2960213","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/kash-patel-alcohol-fired-paranoid-defamation-atlantic-fbi-b2960213.html","title":"Kash Patel ‘paranoid’ about firing and alarms staff with alcohol use, report claims"}}CloseStephen Miller and Kash Patel compete to flatter Trump the most at Memphis briefingSign 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":"re...