What led to FBI Director Kash Patel’s lawsuit towards The Atlantic?

FBI Director Kash Patel filed a $250 million defamation lawsuit towards The Atlantic on Monday after a brand new piece within the journal accused him of getting "alarmed colleagues with episodes of excessive drinking and unexplained absences." CBS News Department of Justice reporter Jake Rosen has the small print.

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