Kash Patel Threatens To Sue Critic Who Calls Him Unfit

Mediaite reports:

Former Pence aide Olivia Troye told her followers on social media that her legal counsel received a letter from an attorney representing Patel threatening legal action unless she retracted comments she made on MSNBC.

On Monday, Troye claimed during an MSNBC interview that Patel would “lie about intelligence” while serving in the Department of Defense during Trump’s first term. A lawyer representing Patel told Troye her comments were “defamatory” and demanded she retract them via a public statement on X “within five business days of receipt of this letter.”

“Unless this step is taken, Mr. Patel will take swift legal action to uphold his rights and reputation,” wrote Patel’s attorney Jesse Binnall.

Read the full article. As previously reported here, Patel has repeatedly promoted batshit QAnon claims, appeared multiple times on a pro-Hitler podcast, and is currently selling a concoction that claims to reverse the COVID vaccine. Oh, and he’s also published a literal hit list of dozens of prominent figures he wants to imprison. But don’t you dare call him unfit to lead the FBI or you’ll get sued.