Kash Patel, who is suing over unflattering article, says he and Trump are ‘as tough as they come’

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsKash Patel, who is suing over unflattering article, says he and Trump are ‘as tough as they come’FBI Director blamed the media for threats his girlfriend received and vowed to protect ‘every American that is threatened’Isabel Keane in New York Thursday 23 April 2026 14:46 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2963599","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/kash-patel-rant-defamation-lawsuit-b2963599.html","title":"Kash Patel says he and Trump are ‘as tough as they come’ after defamation lawsuit"}}CloseSeth Meyers taunts Kash Patel after the FBI director says USA hockey team are his friendsSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US polit...