| Nunes Sued NBC for Maddow
Report on Russia Package Now
Dispute on Personal Devices
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book
Substack
SDNY
COURTHOUSE,
Oct 24 –
Then Congressman Devin Nunes
sued NBC after Rachel Maddow
reported on March 18, 2021
that he had gotten a package
from Russian agent Andriy
Derkach and had not turned it
over to the FBI.
On October
8, 2024 a proceeding was held
before U.S. District Court for
the Southern District of New
York Judge P. Kevin Castel.
Inner City Press was there, thread:
OK - now at Devin
Nunes v. NBCUniversal,
defamation case. As only media
here, Inner City Press will
live tweet
Nunes' lawyer: We
will establish reckless
disregard [of the truth]
thought Rachel Maddow's
testimony. Defense: She relied
on Politico. And she read the
interview in Breitbart. Judge:
But if Politico had an
unidentified source, could
Rachel Maddow rely on it?
Defense: Rachel
Maddow was asked that at her
deposition. She routinely
relies on Politico. Defense:
It was vetted by Politico and
Mr. Nunez was given every
opportunity to rebut it and
did not. Judge: A public
figure might have a good
reason to not confirm publicly
that they turned something
over to the FBI...
Defense: Rep
Pelosi went public about
packages from Russian agents.
Rep Nunes was unwilling to
speak. And the documents were
not preserved. We got an FBI
302 that does not jibe with
his allegations. All we got
was his letter to the Attorney
General
Judge: Did you
speak with the Nunes staffer
who allegedly turned the
package over to the FBI?
Defense: We have...
Nunes' lawyer: Leaving aside
whether Politico is credible,
NBC's own policies disfavor
single unidentified sources.
Judge: On NBC's
motion [for summary judgment],
it's due Nov 21, opposition
Jan 13, reply Feb 12. This is
set in stone.
On October 16,
Nunes' counsel asked for a
discovery conference,
including on "the instruction
that was given to Ms. Maddow
not to answer further
questions related to her
personal political views; an
instruction made only after
extensive questioning on the
topic had been conducted."
E-mail between counsel on
Patreon here.
On October 23
Nunes' counsel sent in another
letter reiterating his demand
to Maddow's personal devices,
stating that "Ms. Maddow
testified that she does in
fact use her personal devices
to communicate with colleagues
regarding work." Letter on
Patreon here.
More / extra on X
for Subscribers here
and Substack here
The case is Nunes
v. NBCUniversal Media, LLC,
1:22-cv-1633 (Castel)
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