FBI Director Kash Patel announced Sunday on Fox News that he intends to file a defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic over a Friday article alleging excessive drinking and misconduct during his tenure. The Atlantic's reporting is based on accounts from more than two dozen current and former officials and FBI staffers; the magazine and reporter Sarah Fitzpatrick have stood by the story. Patel has framed the reporting as politically motivated and part of what he calls the 'fake news mafia' — this lawsuit threat fits a pattern of his aggressive media criticism since taking over the FBI last year.