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struggle4progress

(118,295 posts)
Tue Apr 9, 2019, 11:24 AM Apr 2019

Nunes alleges another conspiracy to defame him

Posted Apr 9, 2019 10:57 AM
Emily Kopp

Rep. Devin Nunes, the top Republican on the House Permanent Select Intelligence Committee, has for the second time in weeks filed a multimillion dollar lawsuit alleging a wide-reaching conspiracy to defame him.

The California Republican seeks $150 million in damages from the newspaper publishing company McClatchy Co. and a Republican political consultant for an alleged scheme to damage his reputation by publishing misleading stories and tweets.

“The attacks on Nunes were pre-planned, calculated, orchestrated and undertaken by multiple individuals acting in concert, over a continuous period of time throughout 2018,” the complaint reads. “The full scope of the conspiracy, including the names of all participants and the level of involvement of any agents or instrumentalities of foreign governments, is unknown at this time and will be the subject of discovery in this action” ...

Both lawsuits allege the conspiracies were motivated by obstructing the congressman's investigation of the “alleged 'collusion' between the Trump campaign and Russia during the 2016 presidential election” ...

https://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/rep-devin-nunes-alleges-another-conspiracy-defame

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Nunes alleges another conspiracy to defame him (Original Post) struggle4progress Apr 2019 OP
This message was self-deleted by its author java108 Apr 2019 #1
Nunes acts just like the whiney 6 year old he continues to protect. democratisphere Apr 2019 #2
Republicans SoCalNative Apr 2019 #3
"It's a conspiracy I tell you!!!" constructed by my enemies mitch96 Apr 2019 #5
To: Devin Nunes Marcuse Apr 2019 #4
Lawsuits are SOP for tRump. They are how he has survived all of his adult years. I wouldn't be KPN Apr 2019 #6
A Russian official has been trying to give Nunes money, but Nunes NEVER visits his district. Brother Buzz Apr 2019 #7

Response to struggle4progress (Original post)

mitch96

(13,912 posts)
5. "It's a conspiracy I tell you!!!" constructed by my enemies
Tue Apr 9, 2019, 12:23 PM
Apr 2019

B/C I cant explain away my stupidity in the face of truth!!!
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KPN

(15,646 posts)
6. Lawsuits are SOP for tRump. They are how he has survived all of his adult years. I wouldn't be
Tue Apr 9, 2019, 12:46 PM
Apr 2019

surprised if he directly or indirectly is assisting Nunes in funding these suits.

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