Sarah Fitzpatrick

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MAGA is winning its war against American elections, with the universe of people pressing debunked theories now so broad that it’s a feature of the system, @yvonnewingett, @shaneharris, and @S_Fitzpatrick report. theatln.tc/8V8s33wT 🎨: Matteo Giuseppe Pani / The Atlantic

NEW STORY: Election deniers who were long relegated to the fringe are now embedded inside the government. Reported with @yvonnewingett @shaneharris theatlantic.com/politics/2026/…

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NEW STORY: MAGA is winning its war against American elections @yvonnewingett @shaneharris and I report, with the universe of people pressing debunked theories now so broad that it’s a feature of the system. theatlantic.com/politics/2026/…

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“If the report is true, Patel appears to have launched a criminal investigation into a reporter simply because he was embarrassed by her reporting.” @GrahamDavidA theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/05/…

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Exclusive: FBI Director Kash Patel has distributed “Ka$h”-branded bottles of bourbon to bureau staff and civilians, multiple people in Patel’s orbit tell Sarah Fitzpatrick. theatln.tc/yFuW8QpW

Sued by Patel and after news broke that the FBI is investigating her piece, she just drops this. Love it

"After my story appeared, I heard from people in Patel’s orbit and people he has met at public functions, who told me that it is not unusual for him to travel with a supply of personalized branded bourbon. The bottles bear the imprint of the Kentucky distillery Woodford Reserve, and are engraved with the words 'Kash Patel FBI Director,' as well as a rendering of an FBI shield." @S_Fitzpatrick's latest story: theatlantic.com/politics/2026/…

This morning: MS Now reports that @S_Fitzpatrick is the focus of an FBI investigation bc of her previous reporting in @theatlantic This afternoon: Fitzpatrick publishes another big story on the FBI. theatlantic.com/politics/2026/…

THE FBI DIRECTOR’S UNUSUAL CALLING CARD “Ka$h Patel” bourbon is his newest innovation. By @S_Fitzpatrick theatlantic.com/politics/2026/…

Kash Patel has turned a Woodford Reserve bourbon bottle engraved with his name, title and FBI shield into his "unusual calling card." A FBI flak claimed it's a "tradition." Asked if that was true, a former senior FBI official "burst out laughing." Another @S_Fitzpatrick banger. buff.ly/QJl1Hea

Exclusive: FBI Director Kash Patel has distributed “Ka$h”-branded bottles of bourbon to bureau staff and civilians, multiple people in Patel’s orbit tell Sarah Fitzpatrick. theatln.tc/yFuW8QpW

Sarah Fitzpatrick of The Atlantic just broke this news about Kash Patel and his personalized whiskey on the same day MS Now reported the FBI was launching a leak investigation into the last damning piece she reported about Patel.

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