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"I stand by every single word of this report...I have been inundated by additional sourcing going up to the highest levels of the government, thanking us for doing the work, providing additional corroborating information." Sarah Fitzpatrick on Kash Patel: theatlantic.com/podcasts/2026/…

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Followup interview in The Atlantic with author of the piece on Patel, Sarah Fitzpatrick: "Since publishing the story, [she] has been “inundated” w/ sources corroborating her reporting:" “I stand by every single word of this report.” theatlantic.com/podcasts/2026/…

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📻 NEW from Radio Atlantic 📻 A conversation between @S_Fitzpatrick and @HannaRosin about Sarah's extraordinary reporting on Kash Patel—plus Quinta Jurecic on the SPLC lawsuit: theatlantic.com/podcasts/2026/…

"I have been inundated by additional sourcing going up to the highest levels of the government, thanking us for doing the work, providing additional corroborating information."

The Atlantic’s Sarah Fitzpatrick speaks with Hanna Rosin about her reporting on FBI Director Kash Patel: “The thing that stood out the most to me was the incredibly high levels of alarm that I would describe as bordering on panic for these sources.” theatln.tc/QXCCTuwX

Here @S_Fitzpatrick talks more about her reporting on Kash Patel. theatlantic.com/podcasts/2026/…

Sarah Fitzpatrick talked with more than two dozen sources about FBI Director Kash Patel, including colleagues of his who are alarmed by what they say is erratic behavior and excessive drinking. She speaks with Hanna Rosin about her reporting: theatlantic.com/podcasts/2026/…

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Kash Patel’s colleagues are alarmed by what they say is erratic behavior and excessive drinking, Sarah Fitzpatrick reports. More than two dozen people she spoke with described his management failures and conduct that could harm national security. theatln.tc/4C140ese

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I spoke to 2 dozen people familiar with Patel’s conduct for this story, many of whom described it as a national security vulnerability. In response to 19 detailed questions, Patel said: “Print it, all false. I’ll see you in court - bring your checkbook.”

This is a big one. Stellar reporting from Sarah Fitzpatrick. To call it a must-read is an understatement: theatlantic.com/politics/2026/…

From @S_Fitzpatrick, via @TheAtlantic: "Several officials told me that Patel’s drinking has been a recurring source of concern across the government. They said that he is known to drink to the point of obvious intoxication, in many cases at the private club Ned’s in Washington, D.C., while in the presence of White House and other administration staff." theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

EXCLUSIVE @TheAtlantic On multiple occasions Patel’s security detail had difficulty waking him because he was seemingly intoxicated, according to info supplied to DOJ and White House officials. A request for “breaching equipment”was made because Patel had been unreachable behind locked doors. theatlantic.com/politics/2026/…