Thread by @sparrowmedia

Welp. I just received a letter from Twitter's legal team notifying me that Devin Nunes' attorney Steven S. Biss has subpoenaed Twitter for my DMs.

If any attorneys out there want to help me file a motion to quash I'll buy you a vegan doughnut.

How's your Friday going?

For folks asking me to share a copy of the subpoena:

There are 21 users/accounts mentioned in the subpoena beyond myself — I wound not want to share my copy of the subpoena before those users have been given the time to be made aware of this.

It is important to underscore that while I (and 21 other twitter accounts/users) are being subpoenaed for our DMs and related correspondence the target of Biss' litigation is Jesselyn Radack (@JesselynRadack), and she is going to need everyone's support.

@JesselynRadack The plaintiff in Biss' case is Trevor Fitzgibbon, a disgraced former PR exec who recently has been distributing press statements announcing Steven S. Biss' lurid SLAPP suits against members of the media, like this one against NPR. politico.com/story/2019/08/…

@JesselynRadack If Fitzgibbon and Biss' repeated victimization of Radack by way of law-fare were not grotesque enough, it appears the two have used the discovery process in this case to subpoena information from people with no known connection to Radack, but could be useful to Nunes' litigation.

@JesselynRadack Biss and Fitzgibbon's abusive targeting of Radack is compounded by their abuse of the discovery process which they've turned into a dragnet of influencers with no connection to Radack like @DevinCow, @RVAwonk, @AdamParkhomenko, @jimmysllama and @charliearchy (redactions by me).

@JesselynRadack @DevinCow @RVAwonk @AdamParkhomenko @jimmysllama @charliearchy Since tweeting this many kind people have reached out offering money for legal support. I would encourage folks to first support the defendant Jesselyn Radack (@JesselynRadack) with her mounting legal fees —hopefully a gofundme will be set up soon.

#StandWithJess

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@JesselynRadack @DevinCow @RVAwonk @AdamParkhomenko @jimmysllama @charliearchy UPDATE: I've been fortunate enough to receive counsel from @AnneChampion1 at Gibson Dunn. Twitter as a company & each of us subpoenaed will be unequivocally objecting to Steven Biss' requests.

Also, new reporting by @KateIrby reveals big trouble for Biss. sacbee.com/news/californi…

@JesselynRadack @DevinCow @RVAwonk @AdamParkhomenko @jimmysllama @charliearchy @AnneChampion1 @kateirby If you have not had a chance to read @KateIrby's thread on Steven Biss' lurid litigation you absolutely have to ...it is completely bananas 🍌🍌🍌

https://twitter.com/kateirby/status/1222904318828957696?s=20

@JesselynRadack @DevinCow @RVAwonk @AdamParkhomenko @jimmysllama @charliearchy @AnneChampion1 @kateirby Anyone who received a subpoena from Steven Biss for your Twitter correspondence is encouraged to reply to Twitter Legal with a short objection before Monday. I am attaching my short objection email below, feel free to crib from it if you have not sent out an objection already.

@JesselynRadack @DevinCow @RVAwonk @AdamParkhomenko @jimmysllama @charliearchy @AnneChampion1 @kateirby UPDATE: Wilmer Hale, on behalf Twitter Inc., filed a motion to quash the subpoena from Devin Nunes' attorney Steven Biss requesting the DMs of myself +21 other users citing "a litany of substantive defects" and would violate the stored communications act. sparrowmedia.net/wp-content/upl…

@JesselynRadack @DevinCow @RVAwonk @AdamParkhomenko @jimmysllama @charliearchy @AnneChampion1 @kateirby While Steven Biss may be hapless, it cannot be ignored that this type of abuse of the civil discovery process, albeit a failure in court, can still create a chilling effect on online political speech.

I am glad to see Twitter is now suing him for their associated legal expenses.

@JesselynRadack @DevinCow @RVAwonk @AdamParkhomenko @jimmysllama @charliearchy @AnneChampion1 @kateirby Silver lining tho🧐:

"At the time Mr. Nunes filed his complaint, March 19, 2019, @DevinCow had 1,204 followers. See id. at 21 ¶ 10. As of the date of this filing, @DevinCow's publicly accessible Twitter account displays that it has 698,300 followers."

@JesselynRadack @DevinCow @RVAwonk @AdamParkhomenko @jimmysllama @charliearchy @AnneChampion1 @kateirby Perhaps the most bizarre part is Steven Biss' purported transactional affiliation w/ Manuel Chavez (Defango) and Doug Stewart (@realDougStew) of the MAGA Coalition PAC who take to YouTube with Scooby Doo-esque extortion attempts like this one soliciting info from me on this case.

@JesselynRadack @DevinCow @RVAwonk @AdamParkhomenko @jimmysllama @charliearchy @AnneChampion1 @kateirby @realDougStew Quick poll: Who's gonna win?

@JesselynRadack @DevinCow @RVAwonk @AdamParkhomenko @jimmysllama @charliearchy @AnneChampion1 @kateirby @realDougStew Curious how @RealDougStew's self described "MAGA Coalition" PAC filed a notice of termination with the FEC only days before Twitter filed their motion to quash and requested the court award legal fees.🤔 docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/forms/…

@JesselynRadack @DevinCow @RVAwonk @AdamParkhomenko @jimmysllama @charliearchy @AnneChampion1 @kateirby @realDougStew Steven Biss purportedly works on contingency and asks for a $5k-10k retainer up front. The real mystery is whether Devin Nunes is paying this retainer for each of his myriad lawsuits against journalists and critics, or could Nunes have a mysterious sugar daddy? More soon...

@JesselynRadack @DevinCow @RVAwonk @AdamParkhomenko @jimmysllama @charliearchy @AnneChampion1 @kateirby @realDougStew More stellar reporting from @kateirby on Steven Biss' untoward use of subpoenas and possible abuse of the civil discovery process, Twitter's motion to quash, and demands for related legal fees: fresnobee.com/news/local/art…

@JesselynRadack @DevinCow @RVAwonk @AdamParkhomenko @jimmysllama @charliearchy @AnneChampion1 @kateirby @realDougStew More judicial debris in the wake of Steven Biss' use of civil subpoenas as investigative tools includes the disruptive and chilling effects it has on journalists doing their jobs. Here @uspresstracker highlights how this subpoena also targets @charliearchy pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incidents/…

@JesselynRadack @DevinCow @RVAwonk @AdamParkhomenko @jimmysllama @charliearchy @AnneChampion1 @kateirby @realDougStew @uspresstracker UPDATE: Every day reporters ask me who pays for Devin Nunes' myriad lawsuits filed by Steven S. Biss and every day I get closer to being able to definitively say their name rhymes with Fred MooCowSki thedailybeast.com/right-wing-act…

@JesselynRadack @DevinCow @RVAwonk @AdamParkhomenko @jimmysllama @charliearchy @AnneChampion1 @kateirby @realDougStew @uspresstracker It looks like today was just one of the many, many, rough days ahead for Steven S. Biss, Trevor FitzGibbon, and Devin Nunes. Buckle up fellas.

New reporting by @joshgerstein for @politico

https://twitter.com/joshgerstein/status/1231024044776005632?s=20