Kash Patel’s lawsuit accusing blogger of defamation thrown out by Las Vegas judge

Chief U.S. District Judge Andrew Gordon granted Jim Stewartson’s motions to dismiss and to vacate a prior default judgment in his order.

Jim Stewartson accused Patel of helping to organize the Jan 6 attack on the US capitol

A federal judge Tuesday tossed FBI Director Kash Patel’s $10 million lawsuit against a blogger who called him a “googly-eyed Kremlin bitch.” In his final order, Nevada Chief District Judge Andrew Gordon dismissed Patel’s lawsuit against Jim Stewartson, finding that he did not have “personal jurisdiction” over the inter

Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters A federal judge has thrown out a defamation lawsuit filed by FBI Director Kash Patel against a blogger who accused him of being a “Kremlin asset.” Patel filed the lawsuit against Jim Stewartson in June 2023 in a Nevada court. Patel sought $10 million in damages after the blogger suggested the f

A federal judge on Monday ordered President Trump to turn over financial documents to BBC from his trust, supporting claims that a poor documentary edit caused monetary damages for the leader. Judge Enjoliqué Aytch Lett granted BBC’s subpoena to review documents from the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust dating back to J

A federal judge will allow Donald Trump to again amend his defamation lawsuit against The New York Times, as the publication has moved to dismiss the litigation. U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday gave Trump until August 27 to file the new complaint. Trump sued the Times in September, taking particular issue with the

The attorney for FBI Director Kash Patel slammed The Atlantic's filing aiming to dismiss his $250 million defamation lawsuit against the magazine.