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struggle4progress

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Sat Mar 23, 2019, 07:07 PM Mar 2019

Devin Nunes Is Suing for Defamation

BY RACHEL E. GREENSPAN
MARCH 21, 2019

... in 2010, the California Republican said that everyone has the right to “smear” politicians they disagree with.

“I think there’s people that have every right to say what they want,” he said on C-SPAN, in response to racist comments against Rep. John Lewis and Rep. Andre Carson made by protesters ahead of Congress’ vote on the Affordable Care Act. “If they want to smear someone, they can do it” ...

Nunes is seeking $250 million in his defamation lawsuit which claims accounts called “Devin Nunes’ mom,” “Devin Nunes’ cow” and a political strategist named Liz Mair collectively worked to shame him online, backed by the support of Twitter, since the company did not stop them from tweeting ...



http://time.com/5556217/devin-nunes-2010-smear-quote/
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Devin Nunes Is Suing for Defamation (Original Post) struggle4progress Mar 2019 OP
He and his repubs ought to be glad of the protection of the "public figure" exemption, dawg day Mar 2019 #1

dawg day

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1. He and his repubs ought to be glad of the protection of the "public figure" exemption,
Sat Mar 23, 2019, 07:11 PM
Mar 2019

Because HRC could otherwise win millions in damages for their deliberate defamation.

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