FBI Director Kash Patel has filed a $250 million defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic and reporter Sarah Fitzpatrick after the publication of a damaging report.The legal filing in the US District Court alleges that the magazine knowingly printed 17 false statements about Patel regarding his work habits and alcohol consumption.Patel asserts that the article relied on anonymous, partisan sources and ignored direct evidence provided by his team to disprove the allegations prior to release.This case follows a previous lawsuit filed by the
FBI Director last year against an analyst for making similar claims about his conduct while in office.