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FBI Director Kash Patel has filed a massive $250 million defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic and reporter Sarah Fitzpatrick over claims of excessive drinking and erratic conduct. Patel denies all allegations, calling the report false, while the publication stands firm on its explosive investigation.

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00:00Hang on. You asked the question, let me answer it.
00:03Did you communicate with anyone that you thought you were fired after you were unable to log in?
00:08The problem with you and your report, don't cut me off, you asked the question.
00:12The problem with you and your baseless reporting is that is an absolute lie.
00:17I do want to give you an opportunity to respond directly to the allegations in the Atlantic article
00:23that your unexplained absences created a national security risk.
00:27And beyond that, can you say definitively that you have not been intoxicated or absent during your tenure as FBI
00:34director?
00:35I can say unequivocally that I never listen to the fake news mafia.
00:40And as when they get louder, it just means I'm doing my job.
00:43This FBI director has been on the job twice as many days as every director before me.
00:49What that means is I've taken half as many days off as those before me.
00:54What that means is I've taken a third less vacation than those before me.
00:58What that means is that this FBI with this Department of Justice has dropped the murder rate 20 points.
01:04What that means is this FBI with this Department of Justice has captured eight of the top 10 most wanted
01:09fugitives in the world,
01:10twice as many as the Biden administration did in its entire four years.
01:14What that means is this FBI has seized enough fentanyl off the streets to kill 178 million Americans, a 31
01:20percent increase.
01:21What that means is this FBI and this DOJ has arrested 43 percent more spies in 14 months than the
01:27entirety of the Biden administration.
01:29What that means is this FBI has seen a reduction in opiate overdose deaths up to 20 percent alone.
01:37What that means is that we have found 6,300 child victims, 6,300 families have their kids back.
01:44That is a 22 percent increase from the Biden administration.
01:48I'm on the job. I'm the first one in. I'm the last one out.
01:52I'm like an everyday American who loves his country, loves the sport of hockey, and champions my friends when they
01:57raise a gold medal and invite me in to celebrate.
01:59I've never been intoxicated on the job, and that is why we filed a $250 million defamation lawsuit.
02:05And any one of you that wants to participate, bring it on. I'll see you in court.
02:09Can you explain the computer login issue? Just explain the computer login issue.
02:13You were not able to log into the—your lawsuit contends that you were not able to log into the system.
02:17What did you think after you were unable to log into the system?
02:21Let's have a survey. How many of you people believe that's true?
02:24Hang on.
02:25Did you communicate—
02:26You asked the question. Let me answer it.
02:27No, no.
02:28Did you communicate with anyone that you thought you were fired after you were unable to log into the system?
02:33The problem with you and your report—don't cut me off. You asked the question.
02:37Straightforward question.
02:37The problem with you and your baseless reporting is that is an absolute lie.
02:41It was never said. It never happened.
02:44And I will serve in this administration as long as the president and the attorney general want me to do
02:49so.
02:49And every time you guys report false lies, every time you guys raise baseless questions, when we are here to
02:56talk about the Southern Poverty Law Center's $3 million decade-long scheme to fraudulently fleece Americans, you are off topic.
03:06It's a simple, straightforward question. If you talk to anybody about whether you thought you were fired—
03:10The simple answer to your question is, you are lying. And every time you do so, I've answered your question.
03:18It's simply as follows. I was never locked out of my systems. Anybody who says—
03:23Your lawsuit says the opposite. Your lawsuit can—
03:25Anyone that says the opposite is lying. Thank you.
03:28The lawsuit that you filed says that directly—
03:30Men, stop. You're being extraordinarily rude. And I know maybe that's part of your profession, but please just stop.
03:36If you ask a question, he can answer it. And then, now you're interrupting me.
03:41But just a little bit of respect, man. Just a tiny little bit. Try it sometime.
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