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BumRushDaShow

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Sat Apr 18, 2026, 09:46 AM Yesterday

Kash Patel Says He's Suing Over Report Claiming He's Repeatedly Been Intoxicated in Public While FBI Director [View all]

Source: MEDIAite

Apr 17th, 2026, 11:17 pm


FBI Director Kash Patel said he will file a lawsuit after The Atlantic published an unflattering report that called into question his fitness for the job. On Friday, the publication ran a piece by Sarah Fitzpatrick, who reported that last week, Patel believed that President Donald Trump had fired him because he was unable to access an FBI computer system:

On Friday, April 10, as FBI Director Kash Patel was preparing to leave work for the weekend, he struggled to log into an internal computer system. He quickly became convinced that he had been locked out, and he panicked, frantically calling aides and allies to announce that he had been fired by the White House, according to nine people familiar with his outreach. Two of these people described his behavior as a “freak-out.”. However, the lockout was due to a technical issue, according to two sources familiar with the situation.

The report also said Patel had been intoxicated in public at restaurants in Washington, D.C. and Las Vegas. Moreover, Patel’s FBI security detail reportedly had difficulty waking him on multiple occasions due to excessive alcohol use:

On multiple occasions in the past year, members of his security detail had difficulty waking Patel because he was seemingly intoxicated, according to information supplied to Justice Department and White House officials. A request for “breaching equipment”—normally used by SWAT and hostage-rescue teams to quickly gain entry into buildings—was made last year because Patel had been unreachable behind locked doors, according to multiple people familiar with the request.


Shortly after the report was published, FBI media flack Erica Knight called the piece “fabricated” and added, “Lawsuit is being filed.”



Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/kash-patel-says-hes-suing-over-report-claiming-hes-repeatedly-been-intoxicated-in-public-while-fbi-director/



REFERENCE - https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143652429

Link to The Atlantic article (gift) - The FBI Director Is MIA


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Thinks he's Trump and a huge payout will be coming next week Bengus81 Yesterday #1
Excellent. That will keep this story in the news through election Day Bluetus Yesterday #2
He hires criminals he can blackmail. travelingthrulife Yesterday #4
Drunks at that level of responsibility LuvLoogie Yesterday #5
Individuals with a multitude of security risks abound in this trDUMP admin. magicarpet 21 hrs ago #28
Bring it on. The Atlantic has been around for a long time Ocelot II Yesterday #3
Jen Psaki interviewed the author last night. She listed the number of sources for each claim ... eppur_se_muova 23 hrs ago #19
Patel is such a baffoon. The professional administrators and crime stoppers at the agency.. magicarpet 20 hrs ago #29
Too bad FBI agents can't do fragging. nt eppur_se_muova 18 hrs ago #34
One word mercuryblues Yesterday #6
The Atlantic-The FBI Director Is MIA (gift article) LetMyPeopleVote Yesterday #7
Here is the letter that Patel's attorney sent to the Atlantic LetMyPeopleVote Yesterday #8
The Atlantic must be very certain of their information and sources to have published anyway. Ocelot II Yesterday #10
Oh, didn't know their origin story. Wow, righteous! electric_blue68 Yesterday #16
And don't forget their reporting on Signal-gate last year! BumRushDaShow 21 hrs ago #24
The Binnall Law Group is trump's personal law firm (Jesse Binnall) PSPS 22 hrs ago #22
And they don't seem to be very skilled, considering their won-loss record. Ocelot II 21 hrs ago #25
OMG, go to rehab! Clouds Passing Yesterday #9
I'm filing a lawsuit! But first, I'm going to take some aspirin and eat some breakfast tacos. tanyev Yesterday #11
Ka$h and "I like beer" Kavanaugh can swap locker room stories UpInArms Yesterday #12
Glug,.. glug,.. glug. That ain't just a sip there Ka$$$h,... that is more the desperation gulp of a drunkard. magicarpet 19 hrs ago #31
Wooooo Look how cool I am drinking with da boyz IcyPeas 19 hrs ago #32
And predictably that loathsome squid blows a jet of ink and whooshes away Ponietz Yesterday #13
Patel is probably in blackouts and doesn't even remember most of the incidents. Irish_Dem Yesterday #14
Bring on discovery Fullduplexxx Yesterday #15
He's not long for trump World Bayard Yesterday #17
And he will stop the lawsuit once it gets to discovery nt Javaman 23 hrs ago #18
Ya, it'd be amusing to see how he handles that little nugget 😂 cstanleytech 22 hrs ago #21
This message was self-deleted by its author cstanleytech 22 hrs ago #20
They were also supposedly going to sue the Atlantic over Signalgate Prairie Gates 21 hrs ago #23
Good luck with discovery, lush Aviation Pro 21 hrs ago #26
Notice how every claim in that article is attributed to someone(s) even if their name RockRaven 21 hrs ago #27
trDUMP needs and wants drunken buffoons like Patel around him. magicarpet 19 hrs ago #30
any trial will be the hearing like the senate should done originally msongs 19 hrs ago #33
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