Nunes v. CNN

Nunes v. CNN (Devin G. Nunes v. Cable News Network, Inc.) is a defamation lawsuit filed by US Representative Devin Nunes (R-CA) against media corporation CNN on December 3, 2019, for $435 million.[1][2][3]

The suit was filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia under docket (3:19-cv-00889).[4]

The suit alleges that CNN reported that Nunes traveled to Vienna in December 2018, and met with Viktor Shokin, the former Ukrainian prosecutor general, about investigating Joe Biden. The suit claims this is untrue and that Nunes was in Benghazi, followed by Malta.[2][5]

Nunes had previously filed lawsuits against The McClatchy Company, Esquire Magazine and Twitter on news items and stories unrelated to the presidential impeachment proceedings.[1]

References
  1. Cummings, William. "Rep. Devin Nunes files $435 million defamation lawsuit against CNN". USAtoday.com. USA Today. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  2. Knowles, Hannah. "Devin Nunes sues CNN for $435 million, alleging 'false hit piece'". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  3. Flood, Brian. "Devin Nunes sues CNN for $435M over 'false and defamatory' Ukraine story". Foxnews.com. Fox News. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  4. "Nunes v. Cable News Network, Inc. (3:19-cv-00889), Virginia Eastern District Court". pacermonitor.com.
  5. Scarborough, Rowan. "Devin Nunes slaps CNN with $435 million defamation lawsuit". The Washington Times. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
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