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riversedge

(81,162 posts)
Sun Apr 19, 2026, 03:22 PM Sunday

"I'll see you in court!' Kash Patel doubles down on his vow to sue The Atlantic over their blockbuster expose

Source: msn.com


Story by Joe DePaolo • 2h •


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“They can beat their drums, and stand next to toxic waste all they want, but that doesn’t make it toxic waste,” Patel said. “And Maria, I’m happy to announce on your show that we’re not going to take this laying down. You want to attack my character? Come at me! Bring it on! I’ll see you in court!”

“So you’re going to sue them?” Bartiromo said.

“Absolutely, it’s coming tomorrow,” Patel replied.

“Tomorrow, you will be dropping a lawsuit against The Atlantic magazine?” Bartiromo asked.


“Yes I will, for defamation,” Patel said. “Because you know what, Maria? We have to fight back against the fake news… I won’t tolerate their attacks on me because they are indirect attacks on the men and women of the FBI..............................




Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/news/i-ll-see-you-in-court-kash-patel-doubles-down-on-his-vow-to-sue-the-atlantic-over-their-blockbuster-expose/ar-AA21fdyw



Kash is having a hard time. too bad

Kash Patel arriving at the Fox News studio this morning to deny the reports that he’s a raging alcoholic:

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"I'll see you in court!' Kash Patel doubles down on his vow to sue The Atlantic over their blockbuster expose (Original Post) riversedge Sunday OP
Discovery should be fun. He'd basically defame himself. underpants Sunday #1
I'll bring the popcorn! Talitha Sunday #10
My flask and I will see you in court! tanyev Sunday #2
My name is Sue. BattleRow Sunday #11
He's on his way out JBTaurus83 Sunday #3
Or was of a foreign partisan persuasion,initially . BattleRow Sunday #12
as if shitstain actually cared about his brother dave99 Sunday #13
I don't think he cared about him JBTaurus83 Sunday #14
He didn't deny the accuracy of the story, BTW. Just said he'll sue. nt wiggs Sunday #4
Whenever one of these "denials" JBTaurus83 Sunday #6
Who's paying for his legal representation? Us? nt wiggs Sunday #5
Believe it or not, he has a law degree FakeNoose Sunday #8
Further proof JBTaurus83 Sunday #9
Before or after he gets fired? ToxMarz Yesterday #18
Good luck with that Faux pas Sunday #7
"Laying down?" LisaM Sunday #15
I know NJCher 23 hrs ago #20
The deposition will be interesting. 3Hotdogs Sunday #16
Mr. Patel how much money and time have you spent in "The Poodle Room" on your weekends in a Vegas? Botany 17 hrs ago #23
No Kash, these are not indirect attacks on the men and women of the FBI - just you. Marie Marie Sunday #17
so we have NJCher 23 hrs ago #19
You summed it up perfectly JBTaurus83 22 hrs ago #21
Kash Patel sloshes his way into the courtroom. Slurring every third word rpannier 20 hrs ago #22
The Atlantic is Ali and keystone is a 7 year old thinking this is a slap fight. Javaman 16 hrs ago #24
What is this "we" and "we're" stuff? It's just going to be about YOU asshat Bengus81 16 hrs ago #25
Wjo thinks he will actually sue them? SSJVegeta 15 hrs ago #26
Has he found the kidnapped grandmother yet? Johonny 15 hrs ago #27
Sounds good Kashyap -- see you at Discovery Blue Owl 12 hrs ago #28
MaddowBlog-Confronting ugly allegations, FBI Director Kash Patel files new $250 million lawsuit LetMyPeopleVote 7 hrs ago #29
As has been pointed out orangecrush 6 hrs ago #30
... orangecrush 6 hrs ago #31

underpants

(196,843 posts)
1. Discovery should be fun. He'd basically defame himself.
Sun Apr 19, 2026, 03:25 PM
Sunday

The flight records with with or to see his girlfriend alone will be embarrassing let alone his Vegas weekends. Remember, at the beginning he tried to telework from Vegas.

JBTaurus83

(1,552 posts)
3. He's on his way out
Sun Apr 19, 2026, 03:28 PM
Sunday

Dump is many things, but he doesn’t like alcoholics because of his brother. He views it as weak. Patel will be replaced with someone worse, and his honey pot will ditch him when she’s not getting all of the perks anymore. She probably has info to sell or give to foreign parties.

JBTaurus83

(1,552 posts)
14. I don't think he cared about him
Sun Apr 19, 2026, 11:01 PM
Sunday

I think his brother was weak in his mind, so others with that same disease will be viewed as weak.

JBTaurus83

(1,552 posts)
6. Whenever one of these "denials"
Sun Apr 19, 2026, 03:59 PM
Sunday

Come out and they are multiple paragraphs long dodging the actual allegations, you know it’s a true story.

FakeNoose

(41,957 posts)
8. Believe it or not, he has a law degree
Sun Apr 19, 2026, 04:40 PM
Sunday
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kash_Patel

Apparently he has used his law license to file defamation lawsuits against major media outlets such as NY Times, Politico, and CNN. Don't know whether he has actually won any of them.

3Hotdogs

(15,439 posts)
16. The deposition will be interesting.
Sun Apr 19, 2026, 11:40 PM
Sunday

"Mr Patel, were you drunk, on your ass on the nights of ......... and ........and.........and........and........and.................................

You get the idea.

Botany

(77,563 posts)
23. Mr. Patel how much money and time have you spent in "The Poodle Room" on your weekends in a Vegas?
Mon Apr 20, 2026, 06:30 AM
17 hrs ago

Please Ka$$h take this to court.

Marie Marie

(11,380 posts)
17. No Kash, these are not indirect attacks on the men and women of the FBI - just you.
Sun Apr 19, 2026, 11:40 PM
Sunday

You Kash - only you. You are the one who is MIA in mind and body as head of the FBI. You are the one accused of being passed out drunk and absent from your duties. Didn't hear any one accuse anybody else of that - just you. Don't try to make yourself stronger by trying to claim all of the FBI should be behind you and offended by this. Most of them hate you. So sue away oh and - fuck you, you incompetent twit.

NJCher

(43,296 posts)
19. so we have
Mon Apr 20, 2026, 12:56 AM
23 hrs ago

Patel and Hegsmut 3 sheets to the wind a good share of the time.
trump with dementia.
RFK involved with more roadkill.
An acting head of DOJ who says he'll not follow court orders regarding the Epstein files.

Am I missing anyone?

rpannier

(24,940 posts)
22. Kash Patel sloshes his way into the courtroom. Slurring every third word
Mon Apr 20, 2026, 03:28 AM
20 hrs ago

Several times demanding the judge pour him another.
Making passes at the women in the courtroom
Repeating, "Do you know who I am?"

Javaman

(65,877 posts)
24. The Atlantic is Ali and keystone is a 7 year old thinking this is a slap fight.
Mon Apr 20, 2026, 07:38 AM
16 hrs ago

oh I so hope this gets to discovery

but it won't. he's caught in a corner and is flailing around, desperate to claim he really is big boy "alpha" male to all his moron followers.

Bengus81

(10,248 posts)
25. What is this "we" and "we're" stuff? It's just going to be about YOU asshat
Mon Apr 20, 2026, 07:59 AM
16 hrs ago

and the Poodle club in Vegas.

LetMyPeopleVote

(180,686 posts)
29. MaddowBlog-Confronting ugly allegations, FBI Director Kash Patel files new $250 million lawsuit
Mon Apr 20, 2026, 05:03 PM
7 hrs ago

The Atlantic reported that FBI personnel have expressed concerns about the director’s unexplained absences and excessive drinking. He sued a few days later.



https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/patel-lawsuit-the-atlantic-fbi-report

FBI Director Kash Patel, last seen by much of the public partying with the U.S. men’s Olympic hockey team after they won the gold in February, has struggled badly for much of his tenure. But The Atlantic cast Patel’s troubles in a new light with a brutal new report on Friday, alleging that FBI personnel have expressed concerns about the director’s unexplained absences and excessive drinking, which have alarmed colleagues and his security detail.....

Patel and his lawyer wasted little time in condemning the reporting as “false” and vowing to file a lawsuit against the publication and the award-winning reporter who wrote the story, Sarah Fitzpatrick.

On Monday morning, he did exactly that, filing a $250 million defamation lawsuit.....

When host Maria Bartiromo asked, for example, for his response to allegations that he has a drinking problem, Patel didn’t answer directly, though his response heralded “President Trump’s brilliant leadership.”

BARTIROMO: The Atlantic alleges you have a drinking problem. What's your response?

KASH PATEL: The results speak for the themselves. If the fake news mafia isn't hitting you personally w/baseless information, then you're not doing your job. This FBI under President Trump's brilliant leadership ...

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-04-19T14:34:21.506Z


As part of the same interview, the FBI director went on to claim that the bureau has “information” that bolsters Trump’s conspiracy theories about the 2020 presidential election, adding, “We are going to be making arrests. And it’s coming, and I promise you, it’s coming soon.”

In reality, there is no evidence to support of the president’s discredited conspiracy theories — he lost in 2020, fair and square — as Patel likely knows. But if The Atlantic’s reporting is correct, and the director is “deeply concerned that his job is in jeopardy,” he also likely knows that there’s no better way to bolster his job security than going on Fox News and vowing to arrest the president’s perceived political enemies while defending Trump’s weird claims about his 2020 defeat.

Discovery in this case will be fun

orangecrush

(30,676 posts)
30. As has been pointed out
Mon Apr 20, 2026, 05:48 PM
6 hrs ago


It will never get to discovery.

He will try to make it cost the Atlantic as much as possible, then will drop it.
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