… Will Wilkerson who was the source for most of the original @hugolowell story.
While it’s a typical no-there-there Devinfamation LOLsuit, it’s somewhat less deranged than his earlier work. He accuses everyone of inventing their reporting out of whole cloth to harm him… /2
… yet refrains from throwing feces within the suit itself. Sure there isn’t a single bit of support for any of his assertions, + of course he claims any suggestion he laundered Russian money was so outrageous as to be impossible, + ok he boasts he’s the APEX OFFICER… /3
…+ literal face of Trump Media + Technology Group, which is literally named for SOMEBODY ELSE, the DFG who owns 90% of it + is the only user whose posts on Truth Social are ever publicized in legit reporting. Yes, what we expect from #DevinNunesIsAnIdiot. But this LOLsuit… /4
…actually shows a teensy amount of growth and change from #BadAttorneyBiss. While there’s no substance to his arguments, there is reference to case law. Lots + lots of case law. With quotes purportedly from the cases (no I didn’t check if they were accurate or relevant)… /5
…added inline into the complaint instead of in footnotes. There’s only one footnote and it’s a doozy. It literally is attached to Devin’s ridiculous claim that L’état c’est moi; Devin claims HE is synonymous with TMTG. The footnote does not appear to support the argument. /6
There’s another example of growth + change in this LOLsuit; they aren’t pasting in tweets as if the filing were a listicle. There’s plenty of alleged mean tweets but they’re referenced with links + the text.
Yet more improvement from Nunes and Biss; they didn’t ask for a million billion skillion dollars. They asked for whatever the jury would award plus interest going back to this March.
I know what the jury would award him (not that this nonsense would ever see one). /8
So here’s the LOLsuit in all it’s Not As Bad As Some Of His Others glory.
Remember that #DevinNunesIsAnIdiot is a horrid person who files performative grievance rants to harass his critics.
So to hide the restaurant owner’s driving without a license and the police chief’s dismissal from his previous job for sexual harassment, now the entire nation is learning about even more crimes the whole #MarionKS cabal committed. Turns out the judge has a doozy of a DUI.
This story manages to keep getting even more insane. If this were a plot point for a legal drama, the head writer would just rip this up for being way too far-fetched.
Hold onto your depositions, friends. This is amazing, beautiful, and so, so, satisfying. And I have some more backup. Read this extended tweet then come back to my thread for some deeper drives showing it’s all true. 🧵
Here’s the confirmation for that extended tweet. Remember, it was the bûtthûrt Republicans who sued the local newspaper for criticizing them (correctly), and discovery is why this is coming out. #FAFO /3
It’s here, it’s here! It’s the full transcript of the ChatGPT lawyers appearing before the judge in a “show cause” hearing. As in show me why I shouldn’t cause you both to lose your bar cards.
And again, it wasn’t the mistake of using new tech, it was the really clumsy cover ups
Dan’s thread pulls out some great excerpts from the transcript if you’d rather not read 64 pages of some pretty amazing judge frostiness. This one made me laugh because, sure, ChatGPT supplemented your legal research.
The comments throughout Dan’s thread are great as well.
This is an absolutely amazing story and of course Devin makes a couple of appearances. In this thread, the author mentions defamation in a non-Nunes context. Read @drewharwell thread then follow mine here for Devin specific content and I’ll drop a gift link to the story! 1/11
Here is gift link to story. While it covers a lot of new info about Trump Media + Technology Group, Truth Social (which it owns) + the Digital World SPAC deal, it doesn’t mention that weird event where Trump, his son and Kashyap all quit the board. 2/11
Here is the story about them cutting and running from the Board, which is no doubt related to the TWO investigations, SEC + SDNY (federal). The investigations are mentioned in the WaPo story but not this! Goes to consciousness of guilt. 3/11
This. As a pile of terrible defamation lawsuits, I know this is why I even exist. I’m not a legitimate use of the legal system. I’m a bludgeon used by cynical, dishonest bullies. 🏏🔨🏒🥍🪧🗃🗃🗃
1. Cowlifornia suit against several of his own cownstituents for calling him a #FakeFarmer. He called himself a farmer on the ballot description+ they pointed out he didn't have a farm.
Suit withdrawn by Devin, probably due to strong CA anti-SLAPP laws
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Twitter removed from suit, Devin attempted to re-add them, judge told him to cut it out. Now says he'll appeal Twitter's removal. Suit still exists against other 3 but he can't identify Cow + Mom.
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