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Congressman Sues Washington Post For Russia-Themed ‘Hit Piece’; Post Responds

John Bickley
Congressman Sues Washington Post For Russia-Themed ‘Hit Piece’; Post Responds
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Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA), former chair of the House Intelligence Committee, filed a $250 million lawsuit against The Washington Post and national security reporter Shane Harris on Monday for what the suit describes as a Russia-themed “hit piece” that was “manufactured out of whole cloth.”

The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Virginia on Monday, claims $250,350,000 in damages over what the complaint portrays as billionaire Jeff Bezos’ use of the paper to target political figures in order to “influence Federal elections.”

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