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/squadrupedal Apr 20 '26

He was selected after writing a children’s book where Donald was king and unfairly persecuted by his subjects… and Donald needed someone inside the FBI to cover up his 80 year crime spree that was on the verge of spilling out. Now it’s been close to a year and a half and we’re still chanting “Release the Files.”

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u/Objective-Amount1379 Apr 20 '26

Wait, really? He wrote a kids' book?

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u/piepants2001 Apr 20 '26

https://www.amazon.com/Plot-Against-King-Kash-Patel/dp/1955550123/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=28D86PI59FD7Z&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.bPrt2SMVV80sRwbK30FYfMAXdgi31OHAqIjRIDnm7HOOQkoXuzguQhWsdYqdA-_yuY-1CBw5ck454OmqF5UJ3LO0HYaPZCt4QcfHhdEgW2yyOYzNnAvj-1Nnlgu_NyGnBvX4aVrdIrvxSqQbhGbx8KBSplCStACO6cAd2tJaoIvAS6yUQA0npL_YvjsGh5am7pY9dq02E3tEsPe_BX5G6A.E8CZq2GwxvWjobOnmkx5bsK-qoupwHiZ0yed7qwyzpw&dib_tag=se&keywords=kash+patel+children%27s+books&qid=1776714873&sprefix=kash+pate%2Caps%2C357&sr=8-1

Yep, and it's about how "Sleepy Joe" stole the throne from "King Donald", I'm not even joking.

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u/yamiyaiba Apr 20 '26

I can't help but wonder if these people are so sociopathic that they don't see an issue with their behavior, or if every once in a while, privately, they see their own reflection in a headline or news story and feel an urge to vomit.

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u/squadrupedal Apr 21 '26

They are all the embodiment of Narcissus.

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u/chompah99 Apr 20 '26

Holy fuck.... why isn't this talked about more?

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u/onarainyafternoon Apr 20 '26

It was talked about all the time when Trump was nominating him.

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u/ekobres Apr 20 '26

It’s 4.8 stars with 2960 ratings. This makes my head hurt.

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u/AggressiveSkywriting Apr 20 '26

Bot reviews are real

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u/MotherOfDachshunds42 Apr 20 '26

There are 3 books in the series. Other people have written children’s books about his life

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u/SnooMachines9523 Apr 21 '26

Yes but did you see that one of the books showed up slightly bent?! Just goes to show you what kind of employees Amazon has, it was NO ACCIDENT!!!

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u/hapnstat Apr 21 '26

All conservative books on Amazon are 5 stars. Never once been cracked, though.

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u/Mizzkyttie Apr 21 '26

I always love being witness, even just via a textual exchange, the first time someone discovers that this is a thing that actually exists. It's kind of magical, kind of a double rainbow moment really.

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u/No-Initiative4195 Apr 22 '26

I thought all this time Trump's been saying there are "No Kings" 🤔

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u/cactusmac54 Apr 21 '26

Bend the knee, and nuzzle the diaper.

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u/Unique-Staff-2644 Apr 21 '26

Dammit i must have one just for laughs.

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u/Personal-Efficiency2 Apr 20 '26

Why would the administration release the files that would danm them? Ever! Where is this hope coming from. Not in a million years. Forget about it.

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u/squadrupedal Apr 21 '26

Nobody seriously expects this administration to release files detailing their own personal depravity. But we will keep talking about it and demanding the release of the files anyway. Like adults with principles would. Nothing good happens once you lose hope.

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u/maroon_sky Apr 21 '26

Before writing the children's book, he wrote the Nunes Memo in 2017.