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McClatchy Washington Bureau
McClatchy Washington Bureau
National
Gillian Brassil

Devin Nunes said he will leave Congress. Why is he still trying to sue a Twitter cow?

WASHINGTON — Outgoing California Congressman Devin Nunes can’t sue Twitter over mean social media posts, but he hasn’t stopped trying to bring two of his anonymous hecklers into court.

Nunes, R-Tulare, is still attempting to sue the writers behind anonymous Twitter accounts that badger him under the fictional personas of a cow and his mother.

It does not look like he will let up on this lawsuit or other ones he has filed against media companies and critics as he starts his new gig as the chief executive officer of former President Donald Trump’s social media venture. His attorney has filed new briefs in the cases since Nunes announced his retirement.

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