Donald Trump’s FBI director is suing over a critical article. He has a tough legal standard to meet.
Before he filed his defamation lawsuit on Monday against The Atlantic, FBI Director Kash Patel said he had a claim that “some would call a legal lay up.”
It’s unclear who would call it that. But in any event, it’s unlikely that Patel will have as easy a time in court as he suggested.
His suit stems from a damning report published Friday that was written by Sarah Fitzpatrick. She is also named as a defendant in Patel’s complaint, which describes the report as a “sweeping, malicious, and defamatory hit piece.”
Discovery is going to be interesting. 😏
This is one of those cases that will be loudly announced to grab some news cycles and then quietly dropped. It’ll never get to discovery.
The Atlantic is going to be so embarrassed when they get a copy of the certification that he doesn’t have donkey brains.