A lawsuit against NBC Universal can proceed because the plaintiff plausibly alleged defamation, a federal judge has ruled.
Former Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) sued the company in 2021 after MSNBC host Rachel Maddow said on air that Nunes “accepted a package” from Andriy Derkach, a Russian national sanctioned by the U.S. government.
“Congressman Nunes has refused to answer questions about what he received from Andriy Derkach. He has refused to show the contents of the package to other members of the intelligence community. He has refused to hand it over to the FBI which is what you should do if you get something from somebody who is sanctioned by the U.S. as a Russian agent,” Maddow said later, questioning why Republicans had not removed Nunes as the top GOP member on the House Intelligence Committee….