Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The defamation lawsuit filed by Patel was promptly dismissed:
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New — a federal judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed by FBI Director Kadh Patel against a former FBI agent/cable news commentator
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MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Granting 25 Opposed MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM (Signed by Judge George C Hanks, Jr) Parties notified. (knp4) (Entered: 04/21/2026)
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That’s a different one, but this one is likely to suffer the same fate.
Anonymous wrote:The defamation lawsuit filed by Patel was promptly dismissed:
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New — a federal judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed by FBI Director Kadh Patel against a former FBI agent/cable news commentator
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#38 in Patel v. Figliuzzi (S.D. Tex., 4:25-cv-02548) – CourtListener.com
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Granting 25 Opposed MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM (Signed by Judge George C Hanks, Jr) Parties notified. (knp4) (Entered: 04/21/2026)
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Anonymous wrote:Did Kash Patel’s Lawyers Have ChatGPT File A $250 Million Lawsuit?
It's not just a defamation suit; it's a bundle of AI cliches.
https://abovethelaw.com/2026/04/did-kash-patels-lawyers-have-chatgpt-file-a-250-million-lawsuit/
Kash Patel’s massive lawsuit against The Atlantic asserts dubious defamation claims, but could it also be… AI slop? The $250 million complaint filed in D.C. federal court — a necessity to avoid the anti-SLAPP laws that would almost certainly make this a financial albatross for Patel down the road — largely underwhelmed. Irrelevant preening, misspellings, and a complete disregard for the looming “actual malice” roadblock made the complaint look less like a serious defamation claim and more a desperate performative plea to convince Donald Trump that Patel is “a fighter” who doesn’t deserve to be kicked to the curb like so many other scandal-plagued administration officials.
Big Lie lawyer Jesse Binnall — who launched this case by promptly publicizing allegations that The Atlantic did NOT actually print, exposing his own client to claims they contend are defamatory — managed to get the lawsuit filed first thing on Monday.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:This is not the first time our boy has sued for defamation. Seems to be a pattern for him.
*2019: $44 million suit vs. The New York Times (over Ukraine-related reporting on NSC concerns). Status: inactive or settled.
*2019: $25 million suit vs. Politico (similar Ukraine/NSC reporting). Status: appears to have concluded without major victory for Patel.
*2020: $50 million suit vs. CNN (over articles linking him to Biden conspiracy theories). Status: Dismissed by trial court; affirmed on appeal by Virginia Court of Appeals (January 2025) — Patel failed to plead "actual malice" as a public figure.
*2025: $250 million suit vs. Frank Figliuzzi (former FBI agent and MSNBC analyst) over claims that Patel spent more time in nightclubs than at FBI headquarters. Pending.
Federal judge just tossed this one.![]()
Unfair to Kashyap!
Anonymous wrote:This is not the first time our boy has sued for defamation. Seems to be a pattern for him.
*2019: $44 million suit vs. The New York Times (over Ukraine-related reporting on NSC concerns). Status: inactive or settled.
*2019: $25 million suit vs. Politico (similar Ukraine/NSC reporting). Status: appears to have concluded without major victory for Patel.
*2020: $50 million suit vs. CNN (over articles linking him to Biden conspiracy theories). Status: Dismissed by trial court; affirmed on appeal by Virginia Court of Appeals (January 2025) — Patel failed to plead "actual malice" as a public figure.
*2025: $250 million suit vs. Frank Figliuzzi (former FBI agent and MSNBC analyst) over claims that Patel spent more time in nightclubs than at FBI headquarters. Pending.