FBIのカッシュ・パテル長官は月曜日、過度な飲酒に関する虚偽の記事を掲載したとして、ザ・アトランティック誌に対して2億5000万ドルの名誉毀損訴訟を起こした。今回の提訴は、匿名の当局者の話として、パテル氏の泥酔が業務に支障をきたしたと報じたサラ・フィッツパトリック記者による金曜日の記事を対象としている。パテル氏とザ・アトランティック誌はそれぞれ、主張を否定し、記事を擁護する強い声明を発表した。
FBIのパテル長官はワシントンD.C.の連邦地方裁判所に提訴し、2億5000万ドルの懲罰的損害賠償を求めた。同氏は同誌の記事を「広範囲に及ぶ悪意ある中傷記事」と非難した。19ページにわたる訴状では、記事が党派的で情報に基づかない匿名情報源に依存していると主張している。パテル氏はすべての不正行為の疑惑を否定しており、Foxニュースに対し「私の品格を攻撃したいのなら、直接かかってこい。法廷で相手にする」と語った。また、4月18日にはSNS上で「フェイクニュースへのメモだ。お前たちが書く嘘まみれの中傷記事について、私が唯一心配するのは、お前たちが書くのをやめた時だけだ」と投稿した。
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FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing that the agency buys commercially available data, including location information that can track Americans. The admission came in response to questions from Sen. Ron Wyden, who criticized it as an end-run around the Fourth Amendment. Sen. Tom Cotton defended the practice, likening it to searching public trash.
FBI Director Kash Patel and his attorney, Jesse Binnall, threatened legal action against The Atlantic after the magazine published a report alleging Patel’s heavy drinking, erratic behavior, and unexplained absences. Patel and several allies rejected the allegations as false, while some Democrats cited the report in renewed criticism of his leadership.
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A hacking group known as Handala, believed to be affiliated with Iranian cyberintelligence units, has breached the personal email account of FBI Director Kash Patel. The group published photos and emails from the account as proof of the hack, which the FBI and Department of Justice have confirmed involved only historical personal information. The breach follows recent U.S. actions against the group's websites and Patel's public threats to pursue them.
John Daghita, son of a U.S. government contractor, was arrested on the island of Saint Martin for allegedly stealing $46 million in cryptocurrency from the U.S. Marshals Service. The arrest, conducted in a joint operation between the FBI and French authorities, followed allegations first raised by blockchain investigator ZachXBT in January. FBI Director Kash Patel announced the capture, emphasizing ongoing international cooperation to combat fraud.
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Attorney General Pam Bondi testified before a House committee this week, defending the Justice Department's handling of Jeffrey Epstein's files amid accusations of delays and improper redactions. The hearing grew heated as lawmakers pressed her on transparency and potential cover-ups. Bondi's responses drew criticism for deflecting questions and personal attacks on questioners.
Federal agents raided the home and office of Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho on Wednesday. Searches also took place at a Miami property linked to him, though the reasons remain sealed. The actions coincide with a federal lawsuit against the district over alleged racial discrimination in resource allocation.
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President Donald Trump said he plans to sue author Michael Wolff and is considering a separate suit against Jeffrey Epstein’s estate, alleging Wolff and Epstein “conspir[ed]” to damage him. Trump made the comments while speaking with reporters aboard Air Force One as attention focused on a newly released trove of Epstein-related Justice Department records.