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.”
The trick here is that you can literally use ‘some would say’ to say literally anything.
Some would say that leprechauns hide in ATMs on the east side of NYC.
Some would say that geese have 3 wings.
Some would say that the Earth is flat.
It’s a non-statement that is used everywhere. It sounds like they’re saying something, but they’re really not.