FBI Denies There's a Criminal Investigation Into Reporter Who Wrote Unflattering Kash Patel Story

"There is no criminal leak investigation focused on Sarah Fitzpatrick or her reporting. There is no national security investigation focused on @S_Fitzpatrick or her reporting. There are no agents assigned to any such matter because the matter does not exist."

"This is completely false. No such investigation like this exists, and the reporter you mention is not being investigated at all Every time there's a publication of false claims by anonymous sources that gets called out, the media plays the victim via investigations that do not exist."

"MS NOW reported that the bureau had opened a highly unusual criminal leak investigation focused on Fitzpatrick and aimed at identifying the sources behind her recent article alleging that Patel had alarmed colleagues with episodes of excessive drinking and unexplained absences."

"They know they are not supposed to do this, one source familiar with the matter told MS NOW of the FBI agents allegedly assigned to investigate the sources who fueled Fitzpatrick's reporting. But if they don't go forward, they could lose their jobs. You're damned if you do and damned if you don't."

The FBI denies that it has opened any criminal leak investigation focused on The Atlantic reporter Sarah Fitzpatrick. The denial comes from an FBI spokesperson, stating there is no national security investigation tied to Fitzpatrick’s reporting and no agents assigned to any such matter. The denial responds to a report claiming the bureau opened an unusual criminal leak investigation aimed at identifying sources behind Fitzpatrick’s article. The article alleged troubling workplace behavior by Director Kash Patel, including excessive drinking and unexplained absences. The earlier report also claimed agents were told they were not supposed to pursue the matter and faced job risk if they did not proceed.

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