Kash Patel’s Ambitious Defamation Lawsuit Foiled By Basic Civil Procedure Doctrine

Originally published at: Kash Patel’s Ambitious Defamation Lawsuit Foiled By Basic Civil Procedure Doctrine - TPM – Talking Points Memo

This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. It was originally published at Balls and Strikes. Kash Patel, the conservative podcaster whom President Donald Trump appointed as the director of the FBI in 2025, is currently suing The Atlantic for $250 million over its reporting that his predilection for drinking “to the point of obvious intoxication” has been…

BlatantlyIncompetentChud says what?

Did Kash Patel just demonstrate that he’s a blatantly incompetent Chud and prove the case against him?