The Story of the Reporter Who Attacked Kash Patel Just Took a Wild Turn
Matt Vespa | May 12, 2026 3:00 PM
The Story of the Reporter Who Attacked Kash Patel Just Took a Wild Turn
Reporter Sarah Fitzpatrick came after FBI Director Kash Patel hard, alleging he was a derelict and an alcoholic while running the nation’s preeminent law enforcement and domestic intelligence agency. Patel’s lawyers have filed a lawsuit over the story. The piece is riddled with anonymous sources, which is no shock, as this same reporter pushed the hoaxes peddled by Julie Swetnick, who tried to derail the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh.
Still, the FBI has a job to do, so when Ms. Fitzpatrick sought their help over threats she was receiving related to the article published in The Atlantic, again, no shock there, this story took a wild and ironic turn. The publication obviously contacted law enforcement, which later referred Ms. Fitzpatrick to the FBI. Fitzpatrick has continued to work, but there has been some inside-the-beltway hubbub over this case since MS Now alleged that the FBI was investigating Fitzpatrick in connection with the article. That was denied. There does appear to be a threat assessment probe involving her, but on something entirely different. The threats lobbed against her happened three days after the Kash Patel hit piece was published in April. Rachael Bade has more:
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2026/05/12/there-is-an-investigation-involving-the-reporter-who-trashed-kash-patel-but-its-not-what-you-think-n2675954
