White House Official Sues Politico, Says Impeachment Witnesses ‘Conspired’ With Adam Schiff

House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) (L) and Ranking Member Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) during the first public hearings held by the House Intelligence Committee as part of the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington on Nov. 13, 2019. Saul Loeb/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

A White House official filed a lawsuit against news website Politico and one of its reporters on Monday over stories and tweets, claiming they falsely accused him of lying and engaging in unethical conduct.

Kash Patel, who is the director of the National Security Council’s (NSC) counterterrorism department, is seeking $25 million in damages, according to the lawsuit, which was filed in Virginia.