The Florida Phoenix reports:
Former Donald Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn has filed an appeal with the Florida Supreme Court to hear his defamation case against Rick Wilson, the former Florida Republican strategist and prominent Trump critic.
Flynn sued Wilson in Sarasota County for defamation after Wilson referred to Flynn in a 2022 tweet as “Putin employee Michael Flynn” and retweeted, “FYI, Mike Flynn is Q.” He sought $50 million in damages and a permanent injunction ordering Wilson to stop defaming him.
Wilson, a Tallahassee resident and co-founder of the anti-Trump Lincoln Project, had moved for summary judgment, contending that both tweets were opinion or rhetorical hyperbole protected by the First Amendment.
Read the full article. Imagine if Trump were sued for his thousands of batshit insults and outrageous lies.
BREAKING: Mike “Long Knives” Flynn responds to getting stomped by @TheRickWilson in court, again.
“If you’re a high-profile person in this battle of name-calling… it’s such a high bar to overcome.”
“But at a certain time it does become very expensive.”
OK. Drop my case, Mike. https://t.co/1erLbhsWLr pic.twitter.com/YctF96Fc57— Jim Stewartson, Antifascist 🇺🇸🇺🇦🏴☠️ (@jimstewartson) January 14, 2025