FBI reportedly probing leaks behind article on bureau chief Kash Patel’s drinking
The FBI has opened a criminal leak investigation focusing on a journalist who wrote a critical article about Kash Patel, the head of the US law enforcement agency, the cable news channel MS Now reported on Wednesday.
Patel filed a US$250 million suit last month against The Atlantic magazine and the author of the article, Sarah Fitzpatrick, calling it a “sweeping, malicious, and defamatory hit piece”.
The Atlantic story accused Patel of frequently drinking to excess and said he was in danger of...
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