A Pattern of Perceived Indignity: Kash Patel's Defamation Saga Continues Kash Patel, the former chief of staff at the Department of Defense, is appealing a court decision that dismissed his defamation lawsuit against former FBI official Frank Figliuzzi.
The suit alleged that Figliuzzi defamed Patel on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" by suggesting he was more often seen at nightclubs than at the FBI headquarters.
The case raises questions about the limits of free speech and the perils of public figures taking offense to criticism.