This Weekend in Politics, Bulletin 352.
Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more This Weekend in Politics, Bulletin 352. Ron Filipkowski Apr 19 … After an explosive story that Kash Patel has a serious drinking problem that is affecting his work published by The Atlantic, Patel took to social media and Fox to denounce the story and vowed that his lawyer will file a lawsuit for defamation on Monday. Patel’s lawyer has filed numerous unsuccessful defamation lawsuits for Trump-world figures in the past. … The Atlantic: “On Friday, April 10, as Kash Patel was preparing to leave work for the weekend, he struggled to log into an internal computer system. He quickly became convinced that he had been locked out, and he panicked, frantically calling aides and allies to announce that he had been fired by the WH, according to 9 people familiar with his outreach. Two of these people described his behavior as a ‘freak-out.’” … “News of his emotional outburst ricocheted through the bureau, prompting chat...