https://www.theglobeandmail.comSun, 03 May 2026 15:08:34 +0000en-caCopyright 2024 The Globe and Mail Inc. All rights reserved.1hourly1https://www.theglobeandmail.com/legacy/static/mobile.flag.rss.pnghttps://www.theglobeandmail.comhttps://www.theglobeandmail.com/standards-editor/article-what-happens-when-public-figures-sue-news-organizations/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/standards-editor/article-what-happens-when-public-figures-sue-news-organizations/Fri, 01 May 2026 21:00:00 +0000A 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.

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