DeRay Mckesson Sues Fox & Friends Host for Saying He Incited Violence Against a Cop

DeRay Mckesson filed a lawsuit against Fox & Friends host Jeanine Pirro for defamation on Tuesday for claiming that he incited violence against a Baton Rouge, La., cop during a 2016 protest. The suit was filed in New York County Supreme Court in Manhattan.

DeRay Mckesson Sues Fox & Friends Host for Saying He Incited Violence Against a Cop

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