Judge rejects podcaster's effort to dismiss lawsuit filed by girlfriend of FBI Director Kash Patel

Seraphin, a former FBI agent, is arguing that his comments about Wilkins were satire and not defamation

Published: May 23, 2026 1:03pm

Conservative podcaster Kyle Seraphin's effort to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed by Alexis Wilkins, the girlfriend of FBI Director Kash Patel, was rejected by a federal judge on Friday.

Seraphin, a former FBI agent, is arguing that his comments about Wilkins were satire.

Read about the lawsuit and rejected motion here:

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