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Defiant Kash Patel Loses Defamation Case Against MSNBC Contributor One Day After Suing The Atlantic for $250 Million                         

Federal Judge rules MSNBC’s ‘nightclubs’ jab was ‘rhetorical hyperbole’ just one day after FBI director sued The Atlantic for reporting on alleged drinking problems, ‘erratic’ performance

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel speaks alongside Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche during a news conference at the at the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice building on April 21, 2026 in Washington, DC.
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel speaks alongside Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche during a news conference at the at the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice building on April 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images