Nunes Supporting Suit against Politico

Timothy Birdnow

Devin Nunes
 attorney is representing two of his aids, who are  suing Politico over fake news they presented as fact.

From the Belleville News Democrat:

Kashyap "Kash” Patel, a lawyer who worked for Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee when Nunes was the committee’s chairman, is suing Politico over an Oct. 23 story with the headline "Nunes Protege Fed Ukraine Info to Trump.” Fox was the first news organization to report on Patel’s lawsuit.

Patel is represented by Virginia attorney Steven Biss, who has filed five lawsuits on behalf of Nunes this year alleging that news organizations, Twitter, anonymous social media users and political consultants conspired against the California congressman. Four of the cases are active.

The news story at the center of Patel’s lawsuit reported that Patel tried to involve himself in the Trump administration’s Ukraine policy. Patel now works for the Trump administration in the National Security Council.

"Trump believed at the time that Kashyap Patel, a longtime Nunes staffer who joined the White House in February and had no discernible Ukraine experience or expertise, was actually the NSC’s top Ukraine expert,” Bertrand wrote.

Patel’s lawsuit in a Virginia court says he is seeking $25 million from Politico and Bertrand, alleging the two defamed him by writing the story and in tweets by Bertrand.

Patel in the complaint says he "never supplied any Ukraine ‘materials’ to the president. Kash is proud of his record as a dedicated national security professional who is entrusted to handle our nation’s most sensitive matters.”

Sadly, to win such a lawsuit the plaintiffs have to show malice aforethought - something almost impossible to prove in a court of law. But so what? The Left does this all the time; files nuisance lawsuits to tie conservatives up in court. It's good to see our side fighting back in like fashion.

It's especially good to see them go after Politico.

Do read the entire article.

The story by Politico reporter Natasha Bertrand was based on sources who described diplomats’ testimony at closed-door House Intelligence Committee hearings in its impeachment inquiry. Bertrand is also named as a defendant in Patel’s lawsuit.

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