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Hasan Piker Threatens Further Legal Action Against Conservative Pundits He Claims Have Defamed Him

The Hollywood Reporter·Abid Rahman·7 days ago
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After filing a $72.5 million defamation lawsuit against CNN contributor Scott Jennings last week, the progressive political Twitch streamer Hasan Piker ‘s legal team is promising more legal action against conservative pundits they feel have defamed their client.

In an interview with Vanity Fair , Piker’s attorney and defamation specialist Daniel Watkins said there is a “reckoning coming.” “There are other people and other entities that will likely receive outreach from my law firm in the coming days,” Watkins said.

The more aggressive legal posture from Piker’s camp stands in marked contrast to his previous tendency to let the more controversial, and often baseless, accusations against him slide.…

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