Ted Lieu shares letter from Nunes' lawyer threatening to sue him - and his response

[Dennis Donovan]

Link to tweet

Ted Lieu ✔ @tedlieu

Attached is the first page of a five page letter in which the lawyer for @DevinNunes threatens that Rep Nunes will sue me.

Attached is my response.





5:38 PM - Jan 17, 2020

Shove that letter, counselor!

[still_one]

1. If they pursue that, it would be thrown out in a NY work minute

[csziggy]

35. If I were Ted I would not try to have it thrown out

I'd much prefer the discovery process to the full extent possible. That would be fun!

[OldBaldy1701E]

59. oh indeed...

Bring on the discovery! Let us go through each and every little bit of information about Nunes and his actions while serving as a representative of the people in Congress. We all know his time there will not pass muster and will open up a can of worms that he cannot afford to release. So, you know he won't do it. Of course, my thought is if he won't, then counter-sue for defamation due to false accusations and THEN start the discovery process. Hell, he may settle rather than risk the truth coming out. Ted should tag him for a few million just because he should...

[bluestarone]

2. AWESOME Ted!!

Nunes is such a fucking idiot!! Bring it on nunes

[trueblue2007]

56. Congressman Ted Lieu, I LOVE YOU.

CC:
STUPID TURD, Devin Nunes

[DEbluedude]

3. I dyin' to read the other four pages.

Fuckin imbeciles, all of them.

[mwooldri]

4. It's not printed on Charmin...

So shoving it might be painful...

[CaptYossarian]

65. Not to mention the possible paper cut there.

[spanone]

5. ...AND SHOVE IT!

[malaise]

26. Still laughing

Perfect

[Karadeniz]

6. I ❤ Ted Lieu

[Johonny]

7. Should we all try to get linkedin with Steven?

[Dennis Donovan]

9. Biss is building a new summer home with Nunes' fees alone

[dalton99a]

8. Excellent!

[mainer]

10. I think the proper legal term is "Pound sand."

But “shove it” works too.

[yellowdogintexas]

11. Damn, I wish you were my Congressional Representative

Thank you for all you do.

#LookingForANewCongressperson
#Texas12th

[Brother Buzz]

21. Henry Waxman has to be the happiest retired congressman alive

Ted Lieu was the PERFECT replacement for California's 33rd congressional district.

[rwsanders]

28. I was wondering where he went he was awesome. He is a GREAT replacement!!

[TNNurse]

12. If I ever met Ted Lieu,

I would so embarrass my self gushing and fawning over him.

[Brother Buzz]

13. Shouldn't the House ethics committee receive a CC too?

[dewsgirl]

14. I love Ted Lieu.❤

[paleotn]

15. Perfect!

You know, those people really are that dumb. Guess Steven S. Biss, Esq. was sleeping off a hangover when they covered discovery in law school.

[tonedevil]

53. I think he took extra courses...

in enhancing billable hours.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

16. This is absolutely fucking great! I LOVE Ted Lieu!

He has steel b***s!

[MontanaMama]

17. Red Lieu for the win!!!

This made my day.

[Perseus]

18. Don't Nunes or that guy Biss know that Ted Lieu is a lawyer?

And an intelligent one at that? I am sure there is a study somewhere about how stupid people get to reach high positions in life for which they are not prepared for and can never honor because they are unable to learn, it seems this administration has so many of them.

Brilliant...When I see Lieu being interviewed on TV I get an instant smile before he even opens his mouth, he is just brilliant.

[usaf-vet]

60. Are you familiar with the Peter Principle? That seems to be what you are describing.

Are you familiar with the Peter Principle?

New Study
https://www.forbes.com/sites/roddwagner/2018/04/10/new-evidence-the-peter-principle-is-real-and-what-to-do-about-it/#47a80c51809c

[NCProgressive]

19. Checkmate !!!!

hahaha

[Takket]

20. Nunes should stick to suing cows on twitter lol

Lieu should run for president some day. LOVE HIM

[CaliforniaPeggy]

24. Alas, Ted cannot be President; he was born in Taiwan. n/t

[Takket]

49. curses............

[True Blue American]

57. But he can sure

Be included in a Democratic Cabinet!

We have such a surplus of Honorable, intelligent men and women it is embarrassing to look at the gluts we have in the Administration now.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

22. tsk, tsk. Rep. Lieu fails to give specific directions on where to shove it.

The Honorable Ted Lieu may be assuming more imagination than Mr. Biss actually possesses.

[Hekate]

23. I so want to shake Ted Lieu's hand

[SunSeeker]

25. "..look forward to taking discovery..."

Love it!

[lapfog_1]

52. Yup... it was the line before the "shove it" line that should send

a cold chill down the spine of Nunes's lawyer.

that alone kills the threat of a lawsuit from these morons.

[winstars]

27. And I get the pleasure of voting for him as my Congressman!!! GO TED!!!

[RT Atlanta]

29. Beware of attorneys using earthlink email addresses

Geez... that may not be far removed from an operation from a run down garage....

[True Blue American]

58. EarthLink?

I thought they had gone out of business years ago! Aren’t they DSL?

[mahina]

30. HA!!

Burn.

[C_U_L8R]

31. OMG that's classic !!!!

Freaking historic and hysterical. Ted Lieu rocks.

[coeur_de_lion]

32. I love him

wish he was my senator.

[vsrazdem]

33. Brilliant!

[The_Counsel]

34. Has MooMoo Nunes Tried to Sue Lev Parnas Yet?

How about the ISP that turned over those phone records with MooMoo’s phone number all over them?

Pretty telling if he hasn’t as yet, don’t y’all think...?

[Lonestarblue]

61. I love the name Moo Moo Nunes!

Whoever is running against him this fall should use it often as a reminder of just how ridiculous Nunes is.

[The_Counsel]

67. I'm Actually Not Quite Sure What the Hell Is Wrong with His District.

After showing how deep he was in the tank for Trump three years ago, he was STILL re-elected. Despite having a strong opponent. Can’t understand it....

[Jirel]

36. Ted Lieu is my hero.

His letter is made of awesomesauce.

[moondust]

37. Ted on Hardball:

"I told them to shove it."

[SeattleVet]

38. In other words...

"take your little lawsuit and fold it into a tiny square with sharp, pointy corners, then shove it up your ass."

[keithbvadu2]

39. 'Discovery'... Devin's gonna find a cow to hide behind.

'Discovery'... Devin's gonna find a cow to hide behind.

[SCVDem]

40. Mooo !!!

Mother Fucker!

[flying-skeleton]

41. PURE GOLD !!!

[KY_EnviroGuy]

42. "absolute right to an unimpaired reputation" LOL.

Tell that to most all Republicans that lie daily about every Democrat in sight.....

Also tell it to Limbaugh and Faux News.....

[wryter2000]

64. Hell, they've ruined their own reputations

To the point where even John Cornyn doesn't want them near the Senate.

[Mr. Ected]

43. If the Constitution truly protects a person's "absolute" right to an unimpaired reputation

How does that exactly apply to Devin Nunes, who has spent years tarnishing it quite effectively without any assistance?

[Wednesdays]

46. He should sue himself?

[rateyes]

44. With all due respect to Rep. Lieu, his letter could have been

a little less wordy and more succinct, such as:

Mr. Biss,

Go fuck yourself.

Sincerely,
Ted Lieu

[rpannier]

45. A second letter to Nunes on behalf of Lieu

Mooooooooooooooo Mooooooooooo Mooooooooooooooo Moooo Moooooooooo Moo Moo Moo Mooooooooooooo Mooooooooooo

[ProudProgressiveNow]

47. KR NT

[Progressive Jones]

48. The downfall of Nunez is a delight to watch. I can't wait for the final impact. nt

[Prematuro]

50. Boom;

Lieu telling it like it is.

[FM123]

51. Yep!

Ted Lieu is the perfect combination of gentleman & badass!

[Duppers]

55. ❤ Ted!

[colorado_ufo]

62. What an awesome man!

[wryter2000]

63. Discovery!

I knew he'd mention discovery. I would have told Biss and Nunes to "please proceed. Discovery should prove most amusing."

[Nitram]

66. "Or you can take your letter and shove it." LOL.