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.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/kash-patel-outs-himself-while-suing-the-atlantic-for-lies/">Read more at The Daily Beast.
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