The MAGA Hat Kid Is Suing The Washington Post For $250 Million

Nicholas Sandmann, the Covington Catholic High School teenager who went viral for his standoff with a native american, has filed a lawsuit against The Washington Post for “engaging in a modern-day form of McCarthyism,” as they say the paper initially described Sandmann as the instigator. The family’s attourney also accuse the Post of defamation for portraying Sandmann as “engaged in acts of racism by ‘swarming’ Phillips, ‘blocking’ his exit away from the students, and otherwise engaging in racist misconduct.” They are seeking $250 million. Man, he can buy a few diamond encrusted MAGA hats with that kind of money.

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