One would think if Kash Patel wants to accuse a news medium of defaming him -- here, drinking on the job as head of the lead armed federal agency -- Patel would have to do it through his personal attorney, not his employer's.
Patel, of course, likes to mimic Trump in as many ways as possible. Threatening a defamation lawsuit is one of them. As a public figure, the bar for Patel to clear in a lawsuit is high. He's not known for being able to jump.