- FBI Director Kash Patel is suing The Atlantic for defamation, seeking $250 million in damages, after it published a profile accusing him of excessive drinking.
- Patel's lawyers claim the article contains “false and obviously fabricated allegations” designed to destroy his reputation and remove him from office.
- Georgia Republican Rep. Rich McCormick defended Patel, saying that what people do in their ”spare time” is their “business” and that he sees no national security concern.
- Patel recently claimed on Fox News to possess ”evidence” that would prove the President's assertion that the 2020 election was “stolen”.
- Minnesota Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar has called for an immediate hearing with Kash Patel before the Senate Judiciary Committee, criticising his response to the allegations.
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