The Republican claims the company engaged in 'character assassination' by linking him to a yacht where prostitution allegedly took place.
California congressman Devin Nunes is suing a media company for $150 million, saying it engaged in"character assassination" with a 2018 story that linked him to a yacht where prostitution allegedly took place.
The report detailed a 2016 lawsuit filed by an employee of a winery in which Nunes has a partnership stake. The charitable arm of the winery auctioned off an outing that the employee alleged involved cocaine use and prostitution.The lawsuit said Nunes was not on the yacht. McClatchy spokeswoman Jeanne Segal said Nunes' lawsuit is"wholly without merit" and that it stands by the reporting of The Fresno Bee. The company has its headquarters in Sacramento, California.
The congressman faces steep odds of prevailing with the lawsuit, said Boston-based attorney Jeff Robbins, who was appointed by Democratic President Bill Clinton as a delegate to the United Nations Human Rights Commission.
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