Kash Patel’s girlfriend sues commentator over post suggesting Mossad connection

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FBI Director Kash Patel’s girlfriend, Alexis Wilkins, is suing an online commentator for $5 million over a social media post he made in September that she claims is falsely tying her to Mossad.

Wilkins, a country musician who has been in a relationship with Patel since January 2023, filed a lawsuit on Oct. 28 against RiftTV CEO Elijah Schaffer over his post on X. Schaffer reposted a statement on X saying Mossad, the national intelligence agency of Israel, would send “female operatives” to Iran “infiltrating government surveillance networks,” and Schaffer’s repost included a picture of Wilkins and Patel together.

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