Nunes Sues for Defamation Over Rachel Maddow’s Comments on Package From Russian Agent

House Intelligence Ranking Member Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) questions National Security Council Director for European Affairs Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman during testimony before the House Intelligence Committee in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington on Nov. 19, 2019. Shawn Thew-Pool/Getty Images

Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) has filed a defamation lawsuit against NBCUniversal Media, alleging MSNBC host Rachel Maddow falsely accused him of criminal conduct on her show.

According to a complaint obtained by The Epoch Times that was filed Tuesday in the U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Texas, Nunes’ attorneys allege that Maddow and the network “made, published, and republished numerous false factual statements” regarding Nunes that accuse and impute to him multiple crimes, including obstruction of justice and treason.