In February former Sputnik News journalist Bill Moran filed defamation charges against unhinged Newsweek editor Kurt Eichenwald. Moran argued that Eichenwald had, in essensce, accused him of disloyalty to his country by implying he was a mouthpiece for Russia, and thus crippled his ability to find future work as a journalist.
Last week the case was dismissed after the parties settled out of court.
It is not clear how much Moran won from Newsweek for Eichenwald’s fraudulent reporting.
On Sunday Wikileaks founder Julian Assange found an update on Kurt Eichenwald’s Twitter bio.
Eichenwald has removed Newsweek from his page.
Julian Assange tweeted this out on Sunday.
Has Newsweek fired its “senior writer” @KurtEichenwald after libel complaint? Bio changed to remove ‘Newsweek’ https://t.co/jP6ZEcRe1r pic.twitter.com/H2QF26JoIb
— Julian Assange (@JulianAssange) July 23, 2017
In response Newsweek‘s Kurt Eichenwald accused Julian Assange of being a chilp rapist, an STD spreader and an agent of Vladimir Putin.
Julian Assange tweeted this out in response to Eichewald’s reckless words.
Via Reddit The Donald:
Newsweek/MSNBC/Vanity Fair’s @KurtEichenwald libels me as a child rapist, STD spreader & Putin agent — after losing @WikiLeaks libel case. pic.twitter.com/KHKeifQFG3
— Julian Assange (@JulianAssange) July 24, 2017
Assange then threatened Eichenwald with another libel suit.
Many CIA linked "journalists" believe that they can libel me and others with impunity. Wrong. WikiLeaks has resources and reach.
— Julian Assange (@JulianAssange) July 24, 2017