India, April 22 -- FBI Director Kash Patel is facing scrutiny after a US court dismissed one of his defamation lawsuits. This comes amid a separate report accusing him of "alcoholic behavior".

The dismissed lawsuit stemmed from remarks by a former FBI assistant director, who claimed Patel had been seen at nightclubs more often than at the bureau's Washington, DC headquarters. The comment referenced the seventh floor of the Hoover Building, where the FBI leadership sits.

Separately, Patel has filed a $250 million defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic, alleging that its recent article is false and a "malicious hit piece."

The Atlantic report, authored by Sarah Fitzpatrick, cited multiple unnamed sources who alleged instances of excessi...