FBI Director Kash Patel has filed a lawsuit against the Atlantic for $250 million, calling its reporting on his alleged behavior a "sweeping, malicious, and defamatory hit piece."

So, what exactly was in the reporting? And what are people saying about it? Let's get into it.

First of all, all of the officials and sources quoted in the Atlantic piece spoke out anonymously. The Atlantic reports that many of them did so out of fear of retribution from Patel, who they claim has gone after dissenters aggressively.

The Atlantic piece begins with a report that Patel allegedly had a "freakout," believing he was fired because he had trouble logging into an internal computer system. They report that Patel fired off a series of anxious phone calls, telling associates that he had been booted out.…