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McClatchy Washington Bureau
McClatchy Washington Bureau
National
Gillian Brassil

Devin Nunes drops California lawsuit against man he claims was ‘Twitter cow’s’ spouse

WASHINGTON — Former Rep. Devin Nunes has dropped his lawsuit against a constituent whom he said inspired a cyber-stalking campaign against him and was married to the so-called Twitter cow that teases him online.

It ends the seventh of 10 lawsuits the former congressman filed from 2019 through 2021 against media organizations and critics that Nunes alleges have defamed or conspired against him. Judges have dismissed cases and denied appeals.

Nunes failed to produce evidence of how Ben Paul Meredith had stalked or harassed him online through various Twitter accounts, a judge for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California wrote last month in dismissing case.

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