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

Alexis Wilkins, girlfriend of FBI Director Kash Patel, has filed a $5 million lawsuit against online commentator Elijah Schaffer, CEO of RiftTV, over a social media post from September that she claims falsely links her to the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad. The post included a statement about Mossad operatives infiltrating Iran’s government networks and featured a photo of Wilkins and Patel together,fueling conspiracy theories that Wilkins is a Mossad agent spying on the U.S. through her relationship with Patel. Wilkins’s lawsuit argues that Schaffer’s followers interpreted the post as defamatory. Schaffer denies the allegations, asserting his posts criticize Israel’s government but do not defame Wilkins. Wilkins has also sued others for spreading similar false claims. Patel has publicly defended Wilkins, condemning the baseless attacks. The case highlights ongoing tensions involving misinformation, social media discourse, and allegations tied to national security figures.


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

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.

“While defendant may not have included any caption to spell out the meaning of the post, he didn’t have to. Ever since Kash Patel was appointed as Director of the FBI in February 2025, the conspiratorial corners of the internet and social media have been spreading a false narrative that Ms. Wilkins is an Israeli Mossad agent, or ‘honeypot,’ who is only in a relationship with Kash Patel to spy on and manipulate the United States government,” Wilkins’s lawsuit reads.

Attorney General Pam Bondi, right, arrives for a swearing-in ceremony for Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s new director of the FBI, left, joined by Alexis Wilkins, Friday, Feb. 21, 2025, in the Indian Treaty Room at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

The lawsuit claims that Schaffer’s viewers on X “interpreted” his post to be calling Wilkins a Mossad agent. The suit also cites Schaffer’s other post criticizing Israel, accusing it of “controlling the United States and its politicians.”

Schaffer issued a 14-minute. video responding to the lawsuit on X, saying he “never” called her a honeypot. He also said it is “highly suspicious” how the “entire” lawsuit is based on his thoughts on Israel’s government.

Wilkins’s lawsuit was filed through the Binnall Law Group. The Washington Examiner has contacted Binnall Law Group, RiftTV, and the Justice Department’s Office of Public Affairs for comment.

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According to Newsweek, Wilkins has sued two other people, podcast host Kyle Seraphin and former Utah Senate candidate Sam Parker, for spreading “lies” about her.

Patel defended his girlfriend earlier this month on X, saying the “disgustingly baseless attacks” against her are “beyond pathetic.” He added that he would not be distracted by “baseless rumors.” 

A community note attached to Patel’s X post said that social media users were not mostly targeting Wilkins, but rather his reported firing of people, and his use of a government jet to see Wilkins perform the national anthem at a wrestling match.



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