More than 50 media organizations celebrities and politicians were sent letters from lawyers representing the Covington Catholic High School student seen in a controversial viral video the first step in a possible libel and defamation lawsuit and the teens legal team also released a 15-minute video that they say shows the truth" about his interactions at last months March For Life.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren D-Mass. actors Alyssa Milano and Jim Carey media organizations CNN the New York Times and the Washington Post and the Diocese of Covington were among the dozens recently sent preservation letters the text of which advised the parties not to destroy any documents in connection with the case. The Cincinnati Inquirer first reported on Friday the initial list of organizations and attorney Todd McMurtry confirmed to Fox News on Monday that more organizations or individuals could also receive letters.
Its an enormous pool of possible defendants" he said adding only one party had responded to the letter though he did not say which.
McMurtry of the Hemmer DeFrank Wessels law firm in Ft. Mitchell Kentucky is part of the legal team representing Nick Sandmann the Kentucky teenager vilified online after a viral video widely misrepresented him allegedly harassing a Native American man following a pro-life demonstration on Jan. 18 at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. Read the full article: https://www.foxnews.com/us/legal-team-of-covington-high-school-student-in-viral-video-prepare-for-possible-libel-fight-release-15-minute-video-of-the-truth
