FBI Director Kash Patel filed a $250 million defamation lawsuit Monday against The Atlantic and staff writer Sarah ...

Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel filed a defamation lawsuit against the Atlantic and one of its writers Monday, alleging an article about his drinking and overall conduct was ...

Kash Patel has sued The Atlantic magazine over a 'malicious and defamatory hit piece' alleging he has a serious drinking problem. The FBI director, 46, brought his lawsuit on Monday against the ...

House Democrats are launching an investigation into FBI Director Kash Patel following a bombshell story from The Atlantic alleging he had "alarmed colleagues" with excessive drinking and erratic ...

FBI Director Kash Patel was arrested twice on charges related to drunken behavior, once in 2001 on a public intoxication charge and once in 2005 on a public urination charge. On April 17, 2026, The ...

Patel is expected to face pointed questioning over allegations including misuse of FBI resources for travel and claims raised in a media report that he has experienced “bouts of excessive drinking,” ...