{"id":518075,"date":"2022-11-29T21:48:31","date_gmt":"2022-11-29T18:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/trump-ally-devin-nunes-can-sue-nbcuniversal-for-defamation\/"},"modified":"2022-11-29T21:48:31","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T18:48:31","slug":"trump-ally-devin-nunes-can-sue-nbcuniversal-for-defamation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/trump-ally-devin-nunes-can-sue-nbcuniversal-for-defamation\/","title":{"rendered":"#Trump ally Devin Nunes can sue NBCUniversal for defamation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af78be181809\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af78be181809\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/trump-ally-devin-nunes-can-sue-nbcuniversal-for-defamation\/#Trump_ally_Devin_Nunes_can_sue_NBCUniversal_for_defamation\" >Trump ally Devin Nunes can sue NBCUniversal for defamation<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Trump_ally_Devin_Nunes_can_sue_NBCUniversal_for_defamation\"><\/span>Trump ally Devin Nunes can sue NBCUniversal for defamation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>By Jonathan Stempel<\/p>\n<p>NEW YORK (Reuters) &#8211; A U.S. judge on Monday said Devin Nunes, the former California congressman and an ally of former U.S. President Donald Trump, can sue NBCUniversal for defamation over a comment by Rachel Maddow concerning his relationship with a suspected Russian agent.<\/p>\n<p>Without ruling on the merits, U.S. District Judge Kevin Castel in Manhattan said Nunes &#8220;plausibly allege[d] actual malice&#8221; with respect to a statement from a March 2021 broadcast of MSNBC&#8217;s &#8220;The Rachel Maddow Show.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Maddow was discussing a package addressed to Nunes from Andriy Derkach, a pro-Russia Ukrainian legislator, and said Nunes &#8220;refused to hand it over to the FBI, which is what you should do if you get something from somebody who is sanctioned by the U.S. as a Russian agent.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Nunes&#8217; complaint, which seeks damages, said MSNBC and Maddow knew the package had been turned over, but instead &#8220;set out to inflict maximum pain and suffering on plaintiff in order to harm plaintiff&#8217;s reputation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In a 22-page decision, Castel said Maddow did not attribute Nunes&#8217; alleged refusal to any source, and that while she might have known about a similar accusation in a Politico article &#8220;a court does not weigh competing, plausible theories of actual malice on a motion to dismiss.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The judge also said other statements made by Maddow were not defamatory. Maddow is not a defendant.<\/p>\n<p>NBCUniversal, which is owned by Comcast Corp, and its lawyers did not im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely respond to requests for comment. Nunes&#8217; lawyers did not immediately respond to similar requests.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned Derkach in September 2020 for trying to interfere in that year&#8217;s U.S. presidential election, after he was linked to the dissemination of information to hurt then-Democratic candidate and eventual victor Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p>Nunes left Congress last December to become chief executive of the social media venture Trump Media &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Technology<\/a> Group.<\/p>\n<p>He has sued several <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> organizations in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>In April, federal <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eals courts in New York and Washington, D.C. refused to revive defamation cases by Nunes against CNN, which is part of Warner Bros Discovery Inc, and the Washington Post.<\/p>\n<p>The case is Nunes v NBCUniversal Media Inc, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, No. 22-01633.<\/p>\n<p>(Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York; Editing by Shri Navaratnam)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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