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"path": "/2026/04/24/kash-patel-filed-a-defamation-case-monday-his-other-defamation-case-got-dismissed-tuesday/",
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"defamation",
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"textContent": "To have one defamation case about public allegations of your drinking as FBI Director would be unfortunate. To have a second dismissed the very next day would be, well, perhaps a sign that something has gone wrong. Earlier this week we wrote about Kash Patel’s ridiculously weak defamation case against The Atlantic over its big, […]",
"title": "Kash Patel Filed a Defamation Case Monday. His Other Defamation Case Got Dismissed Tuesday."
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