Major war of words breaks out between FBI directors Kashi PatelTrump’s advisers and The Atlantic also reported this after The Atlantic reporter Sarah Fitzpatrick exclusively reported that the FBI director had been suffering from a drinking problem, which was already known to the administration. Fitzpatrick reported that on several occasions, Patel’s security staff had difficulty waking him because he appeared to be drunk, and then insisted that she stood by every word she wrote because she is an award-winning investigative reporter. She said The Atlantic has excellent lawyers who will argue the case while she reconciles the accounts, and even the White House and Justice Department, who have no objections to the reporting. “That speaks volumes,” Fitzpatrick commented on a statement from Patel’s adviser, Erica Knight, threatening to sue. Fitzpatrick said Patel was pursuing people with polygraphs so no one would record them.
“Every reporter in Washington, D.C., is chasing this story and passing it on.”
In the wake of The Atlantic’s “bombshell” report on Kash Patel’s alleged drinking problem, Erica Knight says it’s a conservative claim that every real Washington, D.C., reporter is chasing and then passing on because they can’t substantiate it. “Journalists tell stories by listening to biased accounts backed by disgruntled anonymous friends. Gossip fiction may get the clicks, but the truth produces results,” Knight writes.
“I spend almost every day with Cash”
Clint Brown disputed The Atlantic’s claims and said he was a Sherpa during Kash Patel’s transition, spending almost all day with him for more than three months. “I have never seen him drunk. Not once. You make up stories like this because you know the President of the United States disapproves of it and even admitted it in your story,” Brown posted asking why The Atlantic didn’t contact him for a story.
Binnar Law Group Revealed letters sent to The Atlantic before article published
Binnar Law Group, which represents Patel, published their letter to The Atlantic ahead of publication. “If you publish these false accusations, Director Patel will take swift action to protect his reputation,” the letter said. The letter states that seven allegations about Mr. Patel’s drinking problems will be removed because they are 100% false. “Memo about fake news – the only time I’m really concerned about the hot lies you write about me is when you stop. Keep going, it means I’m doing what I’m supposed to be doing. No amount of bullshit you write will stop the FBI from once again making America safe and fighting the criminals you love,” Patel wrote in a new post, as the controversy has now come to the forefront.“If the fake news mafia isn’t hitting you with baseless information, then you’re not doing your job,” Patel said on Fox News.