FBI Director Patel sues The Atlantic for article alleging excessive drinking

FBI Director Kash Patel is suing The Atlantic over an article that alleged excessive drinking. The 250-million dollar lawsuit against the magazine and its reporter Sarah Fitzpatrick contends the article was a “malicious hit piece.” The Atlantic says it stands by Fitzpatrick’s reporting and that it would defend itself against the “meritless lawsuit.” In the lawsuit, filed in district court here in the nation’s capital, Patel denied the excessive drinking allegations and criticized the magazine for relying on anonymous sources.