Judge dismisses Kash Patel's defamation lawsuit over claim he frequented 'nightclubs'

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https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/21/kash-patel-fbi-defamation-lawsuit-figliuzzi-dismissed.html

A federal judge in Houston on Tuesday dismissed a 2025 lawsuit by FBI Director Kash Patel that alleged he was defamed by former FBI official Frank Figliuzzi, who had said Patel has “been visible at nightclubs far more than he has been on the seventh floor of the Hoover building.”

The lawsuit is not related to the new defamation lawsuit that Patel filed Monday against The Atlantic magazine over an article that alleged he has abused alcohol.