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Where Is This Nunes Lawsuit Coming From?

NATIONAL HARBOR, MD - MARCH 01: U.S. Representative Devin Nunes (R-CA) appears at the Conservative Political Action Conference or CPAC at Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center on Friday March 01, 2019 in Nati... NATIONAL HARBOR, MD - MARCH 01: U.S. Representative Devin Nunes (R-CA) appears at the Conservative Political Action Conference or CPAC at Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center on Friday March 01, 2019 in National Harbor, MD. (Photo by Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images) MORE LESS
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March 20, 2019 3:28 p.m.

When Devin Nunes launched a lawsuit against Twitter and a series of individual accounts that had made jokes at his expense, it seemed a bit out of left field — especially given its slim chances of success. So what’s going on here?

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