by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack
SDNY COURTHOUSE, Nov 4 – Then Congressman Devin Nunes sued NBC after Rachel Maddow reported on March 18, 2021 that he had gotten a package from Russian agent Andriy Derkach and had not turned it over to the FBI.
On October 8, 2024 a proceeding was held before U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Judge P. Kevin Castel. Inner City Press was there, thread
On October 16, Nunes' counsel asked for a discovery conference, including on "the instruction that was given to Ms. Maddow not to answer further questions related to her personal political views; an instruction made only after extensive questioning on the topic had been conducted." E-mail between counsel on Patreon here.
On October 23 Nunes' counsel sent in another letter reiterating his demand to Maddow's personal devices, stating that "Ms. Maddow testified that she does in fact use her personal devices to communicate with colleagues regarding work." Letter on Patreon here.
On November 4, Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn ordered "discovery shall be reopened for the limited purpose of conducting a search of Ms. Maddow's personal devices. The search shall be limited in scope to specific time periods and search terms that relate to the segment aired regarding Mr. Nunes. The search shall only be of Ms. Maddow's personal email, text messages, Signal and WhatsApp conversations. Plaintiff's request to reopen Ms. Maddow's deposition and for any other relief is DENIED." 5-page Order on Patreon here.
More / extra on X for Subscribers here and Substack here
The case is Nunes v. NBCUniversal Media, LLC, 1:22-cv-1633 (Castel / Netburn)
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