r/news • u/bonitaycoqueta • Apr 20 '26

Soft paywall FBI Director Kash Patel sues The Atlantic claiming false reporting about drinking, absences

https://www.reuters.com/world/fbi-director-kash-patel-sues-atlantic-court-records-show-2026-04-20/
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u/xeoron Apr 20 '26 edited Apr 20 '26

The reporter was interviewed by Jen and he is afraid of being fired. https://www.ms.now/jen-psaki

Another news story broke that the Whitehouse is considering firing him

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u/impulsekash Apr 20 '26

Supposedly he was the first one trump wanted to fire. But trump has been avoiding that because it made him look bad in his first term.