A federal judge in Nevada has dismissed FBI Director Kash Patel's $10 million (£7.4 million) defamation lawsuit against blogger Jim Stewartson, who had labelled him a 'googly-eyed Kremlin b****' among other insults.
The ruling on 25 July voided an earlier default judgement, citing a lack of personal jurisdiction over the California-based writer. Patel filed the case in 2023 over posts accusing him of sedition and links to the 6 January Capitol events. As of early August 2026 the decision stands without appeal noted.
