Le directeur du FBI Kash Patel poursuit The Atlantic pour 250 millions de dollars

Le directeur du FBI, Kash Patel, a intenté lundi un procès en diffamation de 250 millions de dollars contre The Atlantic, accusant le magazine d'avoir publié un article mensonger sur sa consommation excessive d'alcool présumée. La plainte vise un article publié vendredi par Sarah Fitzpatrick, qui citait des responsables anonymes affirmant que l'ivresse de Patel perturbait son travail. Patel et The Atlantic ont tous deux publié des déclarations fermes, niant et défendant les allégations respectives.

Le directeur du FBI, Kash Patel, a poursuivi The Atlantic pour 250 millions de dollars de dommages-intérêts punitifs devant le tribunal de district des États-Unis à Washington, D.C., qualifiant l'article du magazine de « pamphlet diffamatoire, malveillant et généralisé ». La plainte de 19 pages soutient que l'histoire s'appuyait sur des sources anonymes partisanes et mal informées. Patel a nié toute allégation de mauvaise conduite, déclarant à Fox News : « Vous voulez attaquer mon caractère, venez vous en prendre à moi, je vous attends, on se retrouvera au tribunal. » Il a ajouté sur les réseaux sociaux le 18 avril : « Mémo aux fake news : le seul moment où je serai réellement préoccupé par les mensonges des pamphlets que vous écrivez à mon sujet sera quand vous arrêterez. »

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