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Eugene Volokh

FBI Director Kash Patel's Girlfriend Sues Ex-FBI-Agent Online Commentator Over Allegations That She Was an Israeli Spy

From the complaint in Wilkins v. Seraphin (W.D. Tex.), filed yesterday; as always, remember that these are just allegations:

Defendant Kyle M. Seraphin has maliciously lied about Alexis Wilkins, falsely asserting that she—an American-born country singer—is an agent of a foreign government, assigned to manipulate and compromise the Director of the FBI. Defendant, a former FBI special agent himself, who now makes a living as a podcaster and political commentator—profiting on controversy and outrage—is using this fabricated story as self-enriching clickbait and has spread it to his sizable audience that follows his daily broadcasts on X, Rumble, and YouTube. Accordingly, Ms. Wilkins seeks to hold Defendant accountable for his malicious and knowing lies.

The Complaint claims that Seraphin stated this last week on his show:

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