Tucker Carlson's false claims about Ray Epps could cost Fox News millions: Epps lawyer
Speaking to MSNBC's Melissa Murray on Thursday, the lawyer for Ray Epps explained that the Jan. 6 attacker was not only not an FBI agent or a plant, but that the conservatives that implied it have destroyed his life.
But Epps has been targeted by Republican lawmakers like Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Rep. Troy Nehls (R-TX) and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX). Though it's unclear if such a lawsuit against lawmakers would be an option.
"The new lawsuit turns up the legal heat on Fox, which is facing a season of accountability," explained Murray. "The network has already settled two multimillion-dollar suits with Dominion and a former producer and, it is in the middle of a billion-dollar legal battle with Smartmatic."
Lawyer Michael Teter explained, "Ray Epps has been lied about time and time again by Fox News, to the fact that he has now had his life destroyed. Truth matters, whether you're on the left, on the right, in the progressive circle, you're a conservative. Truth ought to matter, and Fox has prioritized their profits over facts, over truth, and over people's lives, and they should be held accountable for that."
Murray explained Epps isn't a public figure or a corporation, he's nothing more than an individual, which puts him in a better position to be protected by laws like defamation. At the same time, Epps has a compelling story up against someone like Carlson. A jury is likely to feel sorry for him, she explained.
She also asked the lawyer if the Fox attorneys could argue that he did damage to himself because of Jan. 6, but Epps' lawyer said he didn't think that would work. Epps isn't a public figure, no one knew about him while he was at the rally and immediately after the rally. It wasn't until Carlson went after him that his life was destroyed.
See the full conversation in the video below or at the link.
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