WASHINGTON — A federal judge this week ordered Rep. Devin Nunes’ family members to disclose how they are paying for their defamation lawsuit against a reporter and magazine publisher over a 2018 story about their Iowa farm.
The judge will review the records detailing who is paying for the litigation behind closed doors before deciding whether to share them with lawyers for the reporter and publisher, meaning that there is a possibility that no one else — including those lawyers and their clients — will get to see the information.
Judge Mark Roberts of Iowa’s Northern District Court wants to know whether the California Republican congressman is involved in the family’s case, he wrote in his ruling.
