Paranoid and allegedly pickled Director of the FBI Kashyap "Kash" Patel may have picked a fight that will hasten his ejection from the deranged Malignant Fascist's regime. Suing The Atlantic for a well-sourced story about his erratic behavior, drinking to excess and use of FBI resources for personal activities, may prove even more problematic for him if the trial reaches discovery stage and even more revelations on Kashyap are revealed. From the excellent Amanda Marcotte at Salon.com on his "futile quest for validation":
"On Monday he filed a $250 million defamation lawsuit against the magazine, which is not exactly shrugging it off. If the goal was to quiet the rampant media and online discussion about his behavior, the move backfired. Instead of quieting the rumors, it lengthened the story’s time in the news cycle. Plus, Patel had to list the allegations in the court filing, pulling them out from behind the Atlantic’s paywall and into the public domain, making it easier for people to read and other journalists to quote.
Patel’s best hope is that the lawsuit is dismissed early, because it’s highly unlikely that the Atlantic green-lit a story they knew, as his lawsuit claims, to be full of 'false and obviously fabricated allegations.' A similar lawsuit against MS NOW got thrown out two days after Patel sued the Atlantic. Because he seems so hypersensitive about how people see him, I doubt his ego can survive the process of having Sarah Fitzpatrick, the story’s author, and editors from the Atlantic provide evidence for their claims in court. Then again, Patel’s entire stint at the FBI suggests he doesn’t understand that all his efforts to manifest an image of a smart, cool guy that everyone likes are so ham-fisted that they inevitably backfire." (our emphasis)
We're looking forward to juicy affidavits listing the many examples of Kashyap's dereliction and drunkenness. As Marcotte has noted in her article, Patel "is plagued with a sweaty desire for approval and a constant fear of rejection." His foolish lawsuit certainly won't help matters.
(photo: Kashyap's official photo. DOJ)
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