Yashar Ali on Being Sued By Eric Bolling: ‘He Is Trying To Intimidate Me’

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ALI: "He’s wrong because I spent three months on this story. As you said, I have 14 sources. I’ve spoken to the victims and that’s on a factual basis. I know he’s wrong. He’s also wrong in the sense that, you know, we’ve got — we’ve got a First Amendment and as my lawyer said, you know, the best defense of defamation is the truth. He is trying to intimidate me. He sees me as a young reporter that may be scared by big lawsuits. But if he wants to wade into this pond, I’m happy to go in with him. And as I said on Friday, I look forward to Patty deposing Eric, and I look forward to discovery process. It’s really important to note, Brian, that he’s suing me personally for $50 million. He did not include 'HuffPost,' which is owned by Verizon in this lawsuit. If he wants $50 million, if you feel that you’ve been aggrieved and you deserve damages, you go after the multibillion-dollar conglomerate, not an individual reporter."