Nunes Seeks To Revive Suit Over Article On Family Farm

Courthouse News reports:

Former California Representative Devin Nunes urged a federal appeals court panel Wednesday to revive defamation suits against political writer Ryan Lizza and Esquire magazine over a 2018 article he and his family argue falsely implied their Iowa dairy farm illegally employed undocumented immigrants — and that Nunes conspired to cover it up.

Nunes and his family, owners of NuStar Farms, say an Iowa federal court prematurely dismissed the case in a 2023 ruling granting summary judgment to Esquire publisher Hearst Magazines, which should be overturned by the St. Louis-based Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.

He argues that Lizza’s article was a hit piece that unduly damaged Nunes’ reputation in Congress, and in turn asked the court to punish both Lizza and Hearst to the tune of $77 million.

Read the full article. To my recollection, Nunes, who is now the ostensible head of Truth Social, has never won any of his many defamation lawsuits.

Devin Nunes urged the Eighth Circuit to revive defamation suits against Ryan Lizza and Esquire over an article he argues falsely implied his family’s dairy farm illegally employed undocumented immigrants and Nunes conspired to cover it up. @roxalaird16 https://t.co/5uALOKwXPG

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