Top Defense Official’s Chief of Staff Kash Patel Files $50 Million Lawsuit Against CNN

(R) Kash Patel, then-National Security Council director of counterterrorism, stands with Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) in the White House in Washington on Oct. 29, 2019. Alex Wong/Getty Images

The chief of staff to the acting secretary of defense recently filed a $50 million lawsuit against CNN, alleging the media company defamed him.

Kash Patel, a former aide to President Donald Trump, became chief of staff to acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller when Miller assumed the position following Secretary of Defense Mark Esper’s resignation.