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FBI agents deeply concerned after being asked to investigate Atlantic journalist who wrote blistering story about Kash Patel: report

The Independent·Graig Graziosi·26 days ago
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Some FBI agents are uncomfortable with their reported new investigative assignment: to hunt down the leakers who made bureau Director Kash Patel look bad, according to a report. The FBI may be undertaking a criminal investigation into both a leaker and a journalist who produced a damning story about Patel, according to a new report. According to two anonymous sources who spoke to MS NOW , it is unusual for a leak investigation to follow the release of non-classified information and for such an investigation to focus on information given to a reporter. The Atlantic's Sarah Fitzpatrick wrote a story that painted an unflattering image of Patel as a leader . The piece examined Patel's behavior, from claims that he's been misusing bureau resources — such as using the FBI jet to fly to his girlfriend's concert or to see the U.S. men's hockey team play in the Olympics — to more troubling allegations that he becomes so drunk that he can't be roused by his team. Fitzpatrick's story cited two dozen anonymous sources.…

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