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What led to FBI Director Kash Patel's lawsuit against The Atlantic?

Name: What led to FBI Director Kash Patel's lawsuit against The Atlantic?
Uploaded: 2026-04-20T17:12:00-0400
Duration: 3 min 19 s
Description: FBI Director Kash Patel filed a $250 million defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic on Monday after a new piece in the magazine accused him of having "alarmed colleagues with episodes of excessive drinking and unexplained absences." CBS News Department of Justice reporter Jake Rosen has the details.

FBI Director Kash Patel filed a $250 million defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic on Monday after a new piece in the magazine accused him of having "alarmed colleagues with episodes of excessive drinking and unexplained absences." CBS News Department of Justice reporter Jake Rosen has the details.