What happens when public figures sue news organizations?
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What happens when public figures sue news organizations?
SANDRA E. MARTIN
PUBLISHED MAY 1, 2026
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A week after Donald Trump’s US$10-billion defamation suit against The Wall Street Journal was dismissed by a federal judge, his former aide Kash Patel, now director of the FBI, launched one of his own, on April 20, against The Atlantic magazine. Mr. Patel is seeking damages of US$250-million.
If you’re thinking those sums are absurd, you’re abso…
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