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

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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…

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BlatantlyIncompetentChud says what?

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

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I’d say it seems like it!

Chud, that’s a word that seems like it needs to be applied to more people.

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Hilarious quotes. Great summary.

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“But really, your honor, is it fair to call the incompetent chudness ‘blatant?’” is not exactly the defense that one* dreams about.

(*May not apply to a blatantly incompetent chud.)

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