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FBI Director Kash Patel filed a $250 million defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic and reporter Sarah Fitzpatrick over a report alleging excessive drinking and erratic behavior during his tenure. The suit, Patel's fifth defamation action against a media outlet since 2019 and his largest by far, invokes the actual malice standard and claims The Atlantic ignored pre-publication denials while relying on anonymous sources. The case tests longstanding First Amendment protections under New York Times v. Sullivan and arrives amid an unprecedented wave of Trump administration lawsuits against the press.