大西洋月刊报道事件后续
2026年4月22日 美国东部时间凌晨4:45 / 福克斯新闻
众议院司法委员会共和党人称民主党写给联邦调查局局长的信“毫无严肃性”
作者：亚当·帕克，福克斯新闻
卡斯·帕特尔将起诉《大西洋月刊》，称其报道诽谤
联邦调查局局长卡斯·帕特尔接受玛丽亚·巴尔蒂罗莫采访，讨论针对11名与美国国家安全有关联的失踪或死亡科学家的持续调查，这些人可能与外国对手有关联。他详细阐述了中国对美国基础设施和机构持续不断的网络攻击和间谍活动。帕特尔强烈否认《大西洋月刊》关于其酗酒的指控，并宣布提起诽谤诉讼，同时强调联邦调查局在14个月以来创下纪录的犯罪率下降成果及其付出的努力。
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众议院民主党人正对联邦调查局局长卡斯·帕特尔展开调查，此前《大西洋月刊》刊发重磅报道，指控帕特尔“酗酒过度且行为怪异，令同事感到不安”。
马里兰州民主党众议员杰米·拉斯金与众议院司法委员会民主党人要求帕特尔完成一份包含10个问题的测试，以确认其“危险饮酒行为”，否则将按伪证罪论处。
“如果一名联邦调查局特工有此类与酒精相关的行为，已经令人担忧；而当这种情况出现在联邦调查局局长身上时，更令人震惊，也表明存在公共紧急状态，”议员们在周二晚间写给帕特尔的信中写道。
帕特尔已极力否认《大西洋月刊》报道中的指控，并于周二表示自己“从未在工作中醉酒”。
联邦调查局局长卡斯·帕特尔于2025年9月16日在华盛顿特区国会山出席参议院司法委员会听证会时到场。（奇普·索莫德维拉/盖蒂图片社摄）
左翼团体追查卡斯·帕特尔所谓“酗酒”证据，民主党人试图罢免联邦调查局局长
“我可以明确地说，我从不理会假新闻黑手党，他们叫嚣得越凶，恰恰说明我正在尽职尽责，”他在与代理司法部长托德·布兰奇共同举行的新闻发布会上补充道。
拉斯金还致函众议院司法委员会主席、俄亥俄州共和党众议员吉姆·乔丹，要求如果帕特尔不提供所要求的信息，就必须让他当面宣誓作证。
这封信很可能会石沉大海，委员会共和党发言人在给福克斯新闻数字频道的一份声明中抨击该信“毫无严肃性”。
“犯罪率已降至纪录低点。罪犯被关进监狱，多亏了特朗普总统和帕特尔局长的领导，美国变得更安全了，”这位发言人说道。“这不过是匿名消息源和党派人士为攻击总统及其政府而采取的又一次毫无意义的举动。”
（盖蒂图片社）
帕特尔于周一起诉该媒体及其作者萨拉·菲茨帕特里克，索赔2.5亿美元，称其报道存在“实际恶意”，此前民主党人便展开了此次调查。
卡斯·帕特尔在关于爱泼斯坦文件的激烈交锋中称斯威威尔“一派胡言”
这篇报道完全依赖匿名消息源，援引多名官员称帕特尔在被注销电脑登录权限后曾“情绪失控”。该媒体还报道称，有官员指控帕特尔多次大量饮酒，以致难以将他唤醒。
“被告当然可以批评联邦调查局的领导层，但他们越过了法律红线，发表了一篇充斥着虚假且明显捏造的指控的文章，目的就是为了破坏帕特尔局长的声誉，将他赶下台，”诉讼书中写道。
《大西洋月刊》发表声明为其报道辩护，并辩称帕特尔的诉讼“毫无法律依据”。
在这篇报道引发热议后，特朗普政府官员已公开为帕特尔辩护。
代理司法部长托德·布兰奇于2026年4月21日的新闻发布会上，就《大西洋月刊》关于联邦调查局局长卡斯·帕特尔因频繁酗酒出现“怪异行为”的热传报道，批评记者提问不当。（汤姆·威廉姆斯/CQ滚球通讯社摄）
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布兰奇周二对记者表示，他对该报道依赖匿名消息源“深感担忧”，但同时表示自己并未阅读这篇报道。
白宫新闻秘书卡洛琳·利夫特告诉《大西洋月刊》：“帕特尔局长仍是本届政府法治团队的核心成员。”
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House Democrats demand Kash Patel take alcohol test under penalty of perjury after Atlantic report
April 22, 2026 4:45am EDT / Fox News
House Judiciary Committee Republicans called the Democrats’ letter to the FBI director ‘unserious’
By Adam Pack, Fox News
Kash Patel to sue The Atlantic over allegedly defamatory story
FBI Director Kash Patel joins Maria Bartiromo to discuss the ongoing investigation into 11 missing or deceased scientists with U.S. national security ties, potentially linked to foreign adversaries. He details China’s persistent cyberattacks and espionage against U.S. infrastructure and institutions. Patel vehemently denies The Atlantic’s allegations of excessive drinking and announces a defamation lawsuit, highlighting the FBI’s record-breaking crime reduction and efforts over 14 months.
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House Democrats are launching an investigation into FBI Director Kash Patel following a bombshell story from The Atlantic alleging he had “alarmed colleagues” with excessive drinking and erratic behavior.
Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., and House Judiciary Democrats are demanding that Patel complete a 10-question test identifying “hazardous drinking behaviors” under the penalty of perjury.
“These glimpses of your relationship to alcohol would be alarming to see in an FBI agent; for us to see them in the FBI Director himself is shocking and indicative of a public emergency,” the lawmakers wrote in a letter to Patel late Tuesday evening.
Patel has vigorously denied the allegations in The Atlantic story and said Tuesday he has “never been intoxicated on the job.”
FBI Director Kash Patel arrives to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 16, 2025.(Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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“I can say unequivocally that I never listen to the fake news mafia, and as when they get louder, it just means I’m doing my job,” he added, during a joint press conference with Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche.
Raskin also sent a letter to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, demanding that he require Patel to testify under oath in person if he does not provide the requested information.
The missive is likely to fall on deaf ears, with a spokesperson for the committee Republicans slamming the letter as “unserious” in a statement to Fox News Digital.
“Crime is down to record-low levels. Criminals are behind bars, and America is safer thanks to the leadership of President Trump and Director Patel,” the spokesperson said. “This is just another unserious effort from anonymous sources and partisan actors to attack the President and his Administration.”
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Democrats’ probe comes after Patel on Monday sued the outlet and Sarah Fitzpatrick, the story’s author, for $250 million in a defamation lawsuit alleging “actual malice.”
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The story, relying completely on anonymous sourcing, cited several officials detailing an alleged “emotional outburst” Patel had after being logged out of his computer. The outlet also reported officials alleging several instances of the FBI director engaging in copious drinking that led to difficulties waking him up.
“Defendants are of course free to criticize the leadership of the FBI, but they crossed the legal line by publishing an article replete with false and obviously fabricated allegations designed to destroy Director Patel’s reputation and drive him from office,” the lawsuit states.
The Atlantic released a statement defending its reporting and argued Patel’s lawsuit is “meritless.”
Trump administration officials have publicly defended Patel following the viral story.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche criticized reporters for asking questions about a viral story from The Atlantic alleging FBI Director Kash Patel has exhibited “erratic behavior” tied to frequent intoxication, during a press conference on April 21, 2026.(Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
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Blanche told reporters Tuesday that he had “a lot of concerns” with the report’s anonymous sourcing, but said he had not read it.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told The Atlantic that “Director Patel remains a critical player on the administration’s law and order team.”
Fox News Digital reached out to the FBI for comment.
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