{"id":11942,"date":"2026-04-20T15:32:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T19:32:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?p=11942"},"modified":"2026-04-20T15:40:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T19:40:31","slug":"fbi-director-kash-patel-sues-the-atlantic-for-250m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/government\/fbi-director-kash-patel-sues-the-atlantic-for-250m\/phouck\/2026\/04\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI Director Kash Patel Sues The Atlantic For $250M"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>WASHINGTON \u2014<\/strong> FBI Director Kash Patel has filed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/04\/20\/kash-patel-lawsuit-the-atlantic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$250 million defamation lawsuit<\/a> against The Atlantic and one of its reporters, accusing the publication of running what he describes as a \u201cmalicious\u201d and false report about his conduct in office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The lawsuit, filed Monday in federal court in Washington, D.C., centers on a weekend article that alleged Patel engaged in excessive drinking, erratic behavior, and unexplained absences while leading the FBI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patel has denied the allegations, calling them \u201ccategorically false\u201d and claiming the article relied heavily on anonymous sources with political bias.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the complaint, Patel\u2019s legal team argues that The Atlantic knowingly published false information or acted with reckless disregard for the truth \u2014 a standard known as \u201cactual malice,\u201d which public figures must prove in defamation cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His attorneys also say the outlet was warned prior to publication that the claims were untrue but proceeded anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Atlantic report cited multiple unnamed sources who claimed Patel\u2019s alleged behavior raised concerns inside the FBI and Justice Department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the allegations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Frequent intoxication<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Missed or rescheduled meetings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Periods of being unreachable during critical moments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The magazine\u2019s article, titled \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/politics\/2026\/04\/kash-patel-fbi-director-drinking-absences\/686839\/?gift=AwR_TGzSRSLueG5W7xh0ResXNy-HwbaDp8IodBg6FCU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The FBI Director Is MIA<\/a>,\u201d cited more than two dozen anonymous sources who described a series of troubling incidents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the report, Patel is alleged to have engaged in \u201cconspicuous inebriation\u201d at high-profile clubs in Washington, D.C. and Las Vegas. Officials cited in the article also claimed Patel, 46, has had \u201cunexplained absences\u201d and has frequently delayed or rescheduled meetings and briefings following what were described as \u201calcohol-fueled nights.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In one instance, the report states Patel was so unresponsive behind locked doors that his security detail requested \u201cbreaching equipment\u201d \u2014 typically used by SWAT teams \u2014 to gain entry and check on his condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The article also described an episode in which Patel reportedly believed he had been fired after being unable to log into his FBI computer system, later discovering the issue was due to a technical error.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fox News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/fbi-director-kash-patel-files-250-million-lawsuit-against-atlantic-over-defamatory-hit-piece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">continues<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.dcd.291527\/gov.uscourts.dcd.291527.1.0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The lawsuit<\/a>\u00a0states The Atlantic, and its staff writer, Sarah Fitzpatrick, must be held &#8220;accountable for a sweeping, malicious, and defamatory hit piece published on April 17, 2026.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>It continued, &#8220;Defendants are of course free to criticize the leadership of the FBI, but they crossed the legal line by publishing an article replete with false and obviously fabricated allegations designed to destroy Director Patel\u2019s reputation and drive him from office.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Fitzpatrick reported, among other claims, that Patel has been difficult to wake up by his security team on multiple occasions because he was seemingly intoxicated.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Patel vowed over the weekend to sue The Atlantic for the story. He told Fox News Digital, &#8220;The Atlantic&#8217;s story is a lie. They were given the truth before they published, and they chose to print falsehoods anyway. I took this job to protect the American people and this FBI has delivered the most prolific reduction in crime in US history. Fake news won\u2019t report it, and their toxicity will never erode nor stop our mission.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The Atlantic and Fitzpatrick have defended the article, saying it was based on extensive reporting and multiple sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Atlantic journalist, Sarah Fitzpatrick, who wrote the story on FBI Director Kash Patel and his alleged erratic behavior, paranoia, often being MIA, and excessive drinking, after he threatened to sue her:<br><br>\u201cI stand by every word of this reporting.\u201d<br><br>\ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RPV16WxWjf\">pic.twitter.com\/RPV16WxWjf<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Art Candee \ud83c\udf7f\ud83e\udd64 (@ArtCandee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArtCandee\/status\/2045544017190924777?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 18, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>READ NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/americanliberty.news\/media\/fox-news-hosts-clash-with-gop-rep-over-vote-to-extend-haitian-migrant-protections\/phouck\/2026\/04\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fox News Stars Pound Vulnerable Republican Over Bombshell \u2018Undocumented\u2019 Vote<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class= \"house-ad\"><center><p class= \"sponsored\">Sponsored<\/p><strong><span style=\" color:#ff0004\" class=\" has-inline-color has-text-align-center\"><a href= \"https:\/\/secure.anedot.com\/ncpd\/edm-em189?source_code=db-ncpd-em189-009\">Hero policeman Salvatore Oldrati was named Officer of the Year after stopping an armed suspect and now liberals want to ruin his life. His family is facing an uphill battle and crushing legal bills. Stand with the men and women who protect us. [Help Police Officers HERE]<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/center><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON \u2014 FBI Director Kash Patel has filed a $250 million defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic and one of its reporters, accusing the publication of running what he describes as a \u201cmalicious\u201d and false report about his conduct in office. The lawsuit, filed Monday in federal court in Washington, D.C., centers on a weekend article [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":8329,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1348,1353,1354],"tags":[2167,133,39,242,2168,1655],"class_list":["post-11942","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-government","category-law-enforcement","category-media","tag-alcoholism","tag-defamation-lawsuit","tag-fbi","tag-kash-patel","tag-sarah-fitzpatrick","tag-the-atlantic"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>FBI Director Kash Patel Sues The Atlantic For $250M - Great America News Desk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/government\/fbi-director-kash-patel-sues-the-atlantic-for-250m\/phouck\/2026\/04\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"FBI Director Kash Patel Sues The Atlantic For $250M - Great America News Desk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"WASHINGTON \u2014 FBI Director Kash Patel has filed a $250 million defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic and one of its reporters, accusing the publication of running what he describes as a \u201cmalicious\u201d and false report about his conduct in office. The lawsuit, filed Monday in federal court in Washington, D.C., centers on a weekend article [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/government\/fbi-director-kash-patel-sues-the-atlantic-for-250m\/phouck\/2026\/04\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Great America News Desk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-04-20T19:32:22+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-20T19:40:31+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1080px-Kash_Patel_52588344075-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Patrick Houck\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Patrick Houck\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/government\/fbi-director-kash-patel-sues-the-atlantic-for-250m\/phouck\/2026\/04\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/government\/fbi-director-kash-patel-sues-the-atlantic-for-250m\/phouck\/2026\/04\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Patrick Houck\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/#\/schema\/person\/da3547d70af46808f0d814d8d1f126bb\"},\"headline\":\"FBI Director Kash Patel Sues The Atlantic For $250M\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-20T19:32:22+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-20T19:40:31+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/government\/fbi-director-kash-patel-sues-the-atlantic-for-250m\/phouck\/2026\/04\/\"},\"wordCount\":594,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/government\/fbi-director-kash-patel-sues-the-atlantic-for-250m\/phouck\/2026\/04\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1080px-Kash_Patel_52588344075-1.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Alcoholism\",\"Defamation Lawsuit\",\"FBI\",\"Kash Patel\",\"Sarah Fitzpatrick\",\"The Atlantic\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Government\",\"Law Enforcement\",\"Media\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/government\/fbi-director-kash-patel-sues-the-atlantic-for-250m\/phouck\/2026\/04\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/government\/fbi-director-kash-patel-sues-the-atlantic-for-250m\/phouck\/2026\/04\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/government\/fbi-director-kash-patel-sues-the-atlantic-for-250m\/phouck\/2026\/04\/\",\"name\":\"FBI Director Kash Patel Sues The Atlantic For $250M - Great America News Desk\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/government\/fbi-director-kash-patel-sues-the-atlantic-for-250m\/phouck\/2026\/04\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/government\/fbi-director-kash-patel-sues-the-atlantic-for-250m\/phouck\/2026\/04\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1080px-Kash_Patel_52588344075-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-20T19:32:22+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-20T19:40:31+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/government\/fbi-director-kash-patel-sues-the-atlantic-for-250m\/phouck\/2026\/04\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/government\/fbi-director-kash-patel-sues-the-atlantic-for-250m\/phouck\/2026\/04\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/government\/fbi-director-kash-patel-sues-the-atlantic-for-250m\/phouck\/2026\/04\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1080px-Kash_Patel_52588344075-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1080px-Kash_Patel_52588344075-1.jpg\",\"width\":1080,\"height\":720,\"caption\":\"Image via gage Skidmore Flickr\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/government\/fbi-director-kash-patel-sues-the-atlantic-for-250m\/phouck\/2026\/04\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"FBI Director Kash Patel Sues The Atlantic For $250M\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/\",\"name\":\"Great America News Desk\",\"description\":\"Your Source for Great America&#039;s News\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Great America News Desk\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/GAND-Email.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/GAND-Email.png\",\"width\":600,\"height\":148,\"caption\":\"Great America News Desk\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/#\/schema\/person\/da3547d70af46808f0d814d8d1f126bb\",\"name\":\"Patrick Houck\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/46950e6be09ff0fc33d9303b6a186c64f86361f91f557ae1802e3a8f550c2b47?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/46950e6be09ff0fc33d9303b6a186c64f86361f91f557ae1802e3a8f550c2b47?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Patrick Houck\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/author\/phouck\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"FBI Director Kash Patel Sues The Atlantic For $250M - Great America News Desk","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/government\/fbi-director-kash-patel-sues-the-atlantic-for-250m\/phouck\/2026\/04\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"FBI Director Kash Patel Sues The Atlantic For $250M - Great America News Desk","og_description":"WASHINGTON \u2014 FBI Director Kash Patel has filed a $250 million defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic and one of its reporters, accusing the publication of running what he describes as a \u201cmalicious\u201d and false report about his conduct in office. The lawsuit, filed Monday in federal court in Washington, D.C., centers on a weekend article [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/government\/fbi-director-kash-patel-sues-the-atlantic-for-250m\/phouck\/2026\/04\/","og_site_name":"Great America News Desk","article_published_time":"2026-04-20T19:32:22+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-04-20T19:40:31+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1080,"height":720,"url":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1080px-Kash_Patel_52588344075-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Patrick Houck","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Patrick Houck","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/government\/fbi-director-kash-patel-sues-the-atlantic-for-250m\/phouck\/2026\/04\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/government\/fbi-director-kash-patel-sues-the-atlantic-for-250m\/phouck\/2026\/04\/"},"author":{"name":"Patrick Houck","@id":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/#\/schema\/person\/da3547d70af46808f0d814d8d1f126bb"},"headline":"FBI Director Kash Patel Sues The Atlantic For $250M","datePublished":"2026-04-20T19:32:22+00:00","dateModified":"2026-04-20T19:40:31+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/government\/fbi-director-kash-patel-sues-the-atlantic-for-250m\/phouck\/2026\/04\/"},"wordCount":594,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/government\/fbi-director-kash-patel-sues-the-atlantic-for-250m\/phouck\/2026\/04\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1080px-Kash_Patel_52588344075-1.jpg","keywords":["Alcoholism","Defamation Lawsuit","FBI","Kash Patel","Sarah Fitzpatrick","The Atlantic"],"articleSection":["Government","Law Enforcement","Media"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/government\/fbi-director-kash-patel-sues-the-atlantic-for-250m\/phouck\/2026\/04\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/government\/fbi-director-kash-patel-sues-the-atlantic-for-250m\/phouck\/2026\/04\/","url":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/government\/fbi-director-kash-patel-sues-the-atlantic-for-250m\/phouck\/2026\/04\/","name":"FBI Director Kash Patel Sues The Atlantic For $250M - Great America News Desk","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/government\/fbi-director-kash-patel-sues-the-atlantic-for-250m\/phouck\/2026\/04\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/government\/fbi-director-kash-patel-sues-the-atlantic-for-250m\/phouck\/2026\/04\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1080px-Kash_Patel_52588344075-1.jpg","datePublished":"2026-04-20T19:32:22+00:00","dateModified":"2026-04-20T19:40:31+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/government\/fbi-director-kash-patel-sues-the-atlantic-for-250m\/phouck\/2026\/04\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/government\/fbi-director-kash-patel-sues-the-atlantic-for-250m\/phouck\/2026\/04\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/government\/fbi-director-kash-patel-sues-the-atlantic-for-250m\/phouck\/2026\/04\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1080px-Kash_Patel_52588344075-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1080px-Kash_Patel_52588344075-1.jpg","width":1080,"height":720,"caption":"Image via gage Skidmore Flickr"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/government\/fbi-director-kash-patel-sues-the-atlantic-for-250m\/phouck\/2026\/04\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"FBI Director Kash Patel Sues The Atlantic For $250M"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/","name":"Great America News Desk","description":"Your Source for Great America&#039;s News","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/#organization","name":"Great America News Desk","url":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/GAND-Email.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/GAND-Email.png","width":600,"height":148,"caption":"Great America News Desk"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/#\/schema\/person\/da3547d70af46808f0d814d8d1f126bb","name":"Patrick Houck","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/46950e6be09ff0fc33d9303b6a186c64f86361f91f557ae1802e3a8f550c2b47?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/46950e6be09ff0fc33d9303b6a186c64f86361f91f557ae1802e3a8f550c2b47?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Patrick Houck"},"url":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/author\/phouck\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1080px-Kash_Patel_52588344075-1.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11942","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11942"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11942\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11945,"href":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11942\/revisions\/11945"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8329"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11942"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11942"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11942"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}