Mike Flynn lawsuit over Rick Wilson QAnon tweets dismissed
Main: Michael Flynn appearing on the Huckabee Today in September 2024 (TBN). Inset: Rick Wilson (Lincoln Project/YouTube).

Main: Michael Flynn appearing on the Huckabee Today in September 2024 (TBN). Inset: Rick Wilson (Lincoln Project/YouTube).

Michael Flynn is seeking a review from the Florida Supreme Court regarding a defamation lawsuit he filed against Rick Wilson, a political strategist and founder of the Lincoln Project. Wilson accused Flynn, the former national security adviser to Donald Trump, of being associated with Putin and being the leader of the QAnon movement.

Flynn took action by filing a notice with the state’s highest court after an appellate court upheld the dismissal of his case last month. Both the trial court and a three-judge panel at the Second District Court of Appeals ruled that Wilson’s statements were protected by the First Amendment. Flynn’s request for a rehearing by the full panel of judges was also denied.

At the initial stage of the filing, Flynn is not required to present his arguments to the Sunshine State’s highest court.

According to Law&Crime, Flynn’s complaint focused on two tweets by Wilson. One tweet referred to Flynn as “Putin employee Mike Flynn,” and the other one was a retweet where Wilson shared a post stating “FYI, Mike Flynn is Q.” The latter tweet alluded to Flynn being a supposed government insider with high-level security clearance who started sharing cryptic messages in 2017 about the deep state’s efforts against the president.

Flynn’s suit sought $50 million in damages as well as a permanent injunction barring Wilson from continuing to defame him.

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