The FBI is facing mounting scrutiny after reports emerged that agents may have opened a leak investigation linked to a journalist who published damaging allegations about Director Kash Patel's conduct inside the bureau. What makes the episode remarkable is not simply the target of the reporting, but the apparent willingness to scrutinise the reporter herself over disclosures that were not classified.
According to sources cited by MS NOW, the bureau's insider threat unit in Huntsville, Alabama, has been examining leaks connected to Atlantic journalist Sarah Fitzpatrick, whose recent reporting detailed claims of heavy drinking, erratic behaviour and a growing culture of fear around Patel's leadership. FBI spokesperson Ben Williamson flatly denied that any such investigation exists.
