California Republican Rep. Devin Nunes is suing Twitter and three individual Twitter users, accusing them of defaming him in order to derail his re-election campaign and deter him from the Russia investigation.
The California congressman accuses Twitter of allowing the users to spread „false and defamatory statements“ about him, alleging that the company harbors a political agenda against conservatives.
„As part of its agenda to squelch Nunes‘ voice, cause him extreme pain and suffering, influence the 2018 Congressional election, and distract, intimidate and interfere with Nunes‘ investigation into corruption and Russian involvement in the 2016 Presidential Election, Twitter did absolutely nothing,“ the complaint says.
The lawsuit was first reported by Fox News, which posted a draft copy of the complaint on Monday. CNN has reached out to both Nunes‘ congressional office and lawyer.
Twitter declined to comment on the lawsuit.
Nunes named Republican strategist Liz Mair and two other parody accounts — Devin Nunes‘ Mom (@DevinNunesMom) and Devin Nunes‘ Cow (@DevinCow) — in his lawsuit.
He accused Mair and the two other accounts of engaging in a „concerted defamation campaign“ to „cause immense pain“ and divert his attention from leading the House Intelligence’s probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
