FBI Reportedly Probing Leaks Behind Article Critical of Bureau's Director
The probe centers on leaks to a reporter, not classified information, as Patel’s $250 million defamation suit against The Atlantic continues.
- The FBI has reportedly launched an insider threat investigation into Atlantic reporter Sarah Fitzpatrick over her April article alleging FBI Director Kash Patel's excessive drinking and erratic behavior, according to sources familiar with the matter.
- Fitzpatrick's article, "The FBI Director Is MIA," cited two dozen anonymous sources claiming Patel's alcohol consumption caused missed meetings and prompted his security detail to consider using "breaching equipment" to enter his office.
- Patel vehemently denied the claims, calling them "replete with false and obviously fabricated allegations," and filed a $250 million defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic and Fitzpatrick last month.
- FBI spokesperson Ben Williamson insisted the investigation is "completely false," while The Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg warned that targeting a reporter would represent an "outrageous attack on the free press and the First Amendment."
- Considered "highly unusual," this insider threat investigation highlights how such probes typically target government officials disclosing classified secrets, not journalists, raising concerns among FBI agents about the bureau's focus.
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The FBI is facing mounting scrutiny after reports emerged that agents may have opened a leak investigation linked to a journalist who published damaging allegations about Director Kash Patel's conduct inside the bureau. What makes the episode remarkable is not simply the target of the reporting, but the apparent willingness to scrutinise the reporter herself over disclosures that were not classified. According to sources cited by MS NOW, the bur…
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FBI has launched a criminal leak investigation into Atlantic journalist Sarah Fitzpatrick, who reported on Kash Patel's alleged heavy drinking. New details have also emerged about Patel distributing personalised Woodford Reserve bourbon bottles during official duties aboard government aircraft.
FBI reportedly investigating journalist whose story accused Kash Patel of erratic behavior
The FBI has reportedly launched a criminal investigation targeting a journalist from The Atlantic who recently reported on allegations about FBI Director Kash Patel’s excessive drinking and unexplained absences from work. MS NOW first reported the investigation of Atlantic reporter Sarah Fitzpatrick, whose April 17 article cited more than two dozen anonymous sources who were...
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