“A brother of Republican US Rep. Devin Nunes said he has ‘no idea’ who is funding a lawsuit he filed against political journalist Ryan Lizza, according to a deposition excerpt included in a poorly redacted court filing. The comment from Anthony Nunes III, the congressman’s brother, was included in a legal brief filed in federal court Monday by lawyers representing Lizza and Hearst Magazines. Hearst published an Esquire magazine article by Lizza in 2018 suggesting the Nunes family dairy farm in Iowa employed undocumented immigrants, even as the congressman advocated for restrictive immigration policies. Insider was able to read redacted testimony from the filing by simply copying and pasting the redactions. ‘When asked ‘[W]ho is funding the lawyers for this lawsuit?’, Anthony Nunes III answered ‘I have no idea,’ according to a redacted segment.”

“In other failed redactions, lawyers for Hearst and Lizza wrote that members of the Nunes family paid just $500 to their attorneys for the lawsuit. ‘Plaintiffs’ apparent lack of investment in prosecuting their own lawsuit was buttressed by their deposition testimony admitting they have not incurred out-of-pocket payments to counsel, with the exception paying $500 to former local counsel Joe Feller,’ the partially redacted section says. The lawsuit was filed in January 2020 by the family farm, called NuStar Farms LLC, as well as two members of the Nunes family who manage the farm: Anthony Nunes Jr., the congressman’s father, and Anthony Nunes III. Rep. Nunes himself is not a party to the case. The plaintiffs accused Lizza and Hearst of defamation” – Insider.