re: #126 Don’t Blame Me, I Voted for Kodos

Not sure on the answer to this one, but I’m pretty sure one of our lawyers can answer -
When Nunes filed this lawsuit, one of the items he specifically mentioned his involvement in the investigation into Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election. Since it’s a fairly open secret that Nunes is running interference for the Trump administration in efforts to shut the investigation down (at the very least at the congressional level), two questions come up for me.

I’m wondering if (a) this opens him up to discovery since he is the one making the claims about his role in the investigation, but more importantly (b) if discovery is allowed, and during that process, documented evidence that he engaged in obstruction and conspiracy is found, even though this is civil litigation, would he open himself up to criminal prosecution?

1) Yes.
2) Yes.

This is one of the reasons why this lawsuit is spectacularly dumb. Facts and evidence are an absolute defense, and the people he’s suing would be able to depose Nunes and gather evidence showing that they were accurate in calling Nunes out for being complicit with Trumpworld.