Trump-Appointed Judge to Preside Over Elon Musk’s High-Profile Lawsuit Against Far-left Media Matters

Gateway Pundit ^ | Nov. 20, 2023 10:00 pm | Staff

[Red Badger]

Good news for Elon Musk.

A judge appointed by former President Donald Trump will oversee the high-profile lawsuit filed by Musk against the far-left organization Media Matters.

As The Gateway Pundit previously reported, Elon Musk’s X Corp., formerly known as Twitter, has filed a defamation lawsuit against Media Matters on Monday, accusing the “radical anti-free speech organization” of publishing a report that falsely claimed that X was allowing ads to run next to pro-Nazi content.

The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas Fort Worth Division, alleges that Media Matters’ report was “malicious” and “intended to drive advertisers away from X.” The lawsuit also claims that Media Matters’ report was “based on false information” and that the organization “knowingly and recklessly published the false report in order to damage X’s reputation and business.”

The Attorneys General from Missouri and Texas, Andrew Bailey and Ken Paxton announced that they will investigate Media Matters for potential fraudulent activity.

Elon Musk’s high-profile defamation lawsuit against Media Matters landed in the hands of District Judge Mark Pittman, a Donald Trump appointee with a history of rulings favorable to conservative causes.

Notably, he:

Ordered the FDA to release the Pfizer files: Ordered the FDA to expedite the release of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine documents. Expressing concern about the FDA’s initially proposed rate of data production, Judge Pittman demanded a swifter disclosure, mandating that 55,000 pages a month be made public. Blocked Joe Biden’s Loan Forgiveness: Struck down President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan on November 10, 2022. Judge Pittman ruled that the plan was an overreach of executive authority and usurped Congress’ power to make laws regarding federal spending Texas can’t ban 18- to 20-year-olds from carrying handguns: Ruled that a Texas law prohibiting most 18- to 20-year-olds from carrying handguns in public was unconstitutional.

[JimRed]

“Trump appointed judge…”

It should make no difference whatsoever who appointed a judge. All cases should be judged on the facts and the law. Any judge who allows political considerations to be part of his finding should be removed.

[SunkenCiv]

• Missouri attorney general investigating Media Matters over Twitter fraud allegations [11/21/2023]
• Elon Musk's X Sues Media Matters [11/21/2023]
• CNN: Far-right conspiracy theorists accused a 22-year-old Jewish man of being a neo-Nazi. Then Elon Musk got involved [11/20/2023]

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• Trump's Truth Social platform files massive, $1.5 billion lawsuit against MSNBC, Axios, Reuters, and 17 other media companies [11/20/2023]

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• Jeremy Kyle FURIOUSLY Clashes With Palestine Activist For Saying Hamas "Are Not Terrorists" [11/21/2023]
• Meet the Photojournalist for CNN and AP Who Went in With Hamas Nazis on October 7-What did they know? And when did they know it? [11/21/2023]
• The UN Secretary General attacked Israel, was caught in a lie - and slammed by users [11/21/2023]
• Progressive Western women converting to Islam, sharing reasons on social media since 10/7 Hamas attack [11/21/2023]
• Amanpour Scraps With Israel's Regev: No One's Questioned Hamas's Fatality Figures! [11/20/2023]
• Kidnapped sign outside 'Times' office accuses paper of 'whitewashing Jew-hatred' [11/20/2023]
• When the Truth Hurts, Lie [11/20/2023]

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• ANDY NGO REPORTS: Florida Trantifa activist allegedly murdered man, set his home on fire [11/21/2023]

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• Muslim Decency Tainted by Muslim Dishonesty-Why can't we have the former, without the latter? [11/21/2023]
• Teachers Unions for Palestine-Peddling Jew-hate to our kids [11/21/2023]
• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion -- and the Elimination of Jews [11/21/2023]
• Al JihadZeera turns away as Gazan explains they got hurt b/c Hamas hides among civilians [11/20/2023]
• Tablighi Jamaat's Sinister Pledge: 'We Will Conquer Rome Either by Force or Ideology, It Will Be a Massacre of Millions' [11/20/2023]

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• White House rejects 'Genocide Joe' taunt, says Hamas wants to wipe out Jews [11/20/2023]
• It Is Time Biden Publicly Acknowledged This Is Iran's Mullahs' War Against Israel and the United States [11/21/2023]

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• Second senator calls for cease-fire in Gaza [11/21/2023]
• Russia's Putin sees upside to Israel's war with Hamas - analysis [11/20/2023]

[Moltke]

Good news for Elon Musk.

Bad news for everyone.

When the outcome of legal actions depend on who was appointed by whom...you know you live in a banana republic.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Big enough that poor widdow Media Matters called Elon a “bully.”

Oh, the irony.