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Kash Patel files $250M defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic over ‘hit piece’ on his FBI leadership
(www.independent.co.uk)
this post was submitted on 20 Apr 2026
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A lawsuit like this allows for discovery, right? So any and all fbi documents within scope? That will be interesting reading. I can't see how that will go well for Kash. Does he really expect a payout?
He probably expects the Atlantic to go "oh no! A lawsuit, please Mr Tough guy FBI, don't sue, we will retract it all!!!"