Sarah Fitzpatrick, The Atlantic investigative journalist behind last week’s bombshell story about FBI Director Kash Patel, has said she has since been “inundated” with messages from new sources corroborating her reporting.
The profile and also characterized him as deeply paranoid about being fired by President Donald Trump.
Patel has denied the allegations, dismissed the article as a “hit piece,” and, on Monday, launched a $250 million defamation lawsuit against the magazine.
“I can say unequivocally that I never listen to the fake news mafia,” he said at a Department of Justice press conference Tuesday.
“And when they get louder, it just means I’m doing my job.”.
Speaking to the Radio Atlantic podcast one week after the article, Fitzpatrick was asked about the director’s retaliatory moves and said she was undaunted.
open image in gallery The reporter behind The Atlantic article that made several accusations about FBI Director Kash Patel’s behavior said she has received new messages backing up the claims ( Reuters ). »