Keystone Kash Outs Himself While Suing Atlantic for ‘Lies’

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Some of the very allegations https://www.thedailybeast.com/keyword/kash-patel/" rel="" target="_self" title="https://www.thedailybeast.com/keyword/kash-patel/">Kash Patel has slammed as “hit piece lies” in a bombshell report are now being undercut by his own $250 million defamation lawsuit.

The FBI director, 45, has been scrambling to counter reporting from https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/04/kash-patel-fbi-director-drinking-absences/686839/" rel="" target="_self" title="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/04/kash-patel-fbi-director-drinking-absences/686839/">The Atlantic, which cited more than two dozen anonymous sources describing a drinking problem so severe it could “threaten national security,” as well as erratic, paranoid behavior.

Kash Patel is scrambling to counter reporting from The Atlantic, which cited more than two dozen anonymous sources who described his excessive drinking and erratic, paranoid behavior. / Anadolu / Anadolu via Getty Imageshttps://thedailybeast-thedailybeast-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FLCWELKJC5EP7E7FUM73JQ6CRA.jpg?auth=6d42efe874cb2033ac5124af62f56604e1b7b1457cd56da669f3c6b183b70ba8&smart=true&width=3214&height=1808" width="3214" />

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