Stephen Miller, longtime Trump adviser, comes out hard against Florida defamation bill

Tallahassee Democrat

By Doug Soule

February 21, 2024

Longtime Donald Trump adviser Stephen Miller came out swinging Wednesday against Florida legislation that would, among other things, make it easier to launch and win defamation lawsuits.

And he wound up not being alone.

"If Florida passes the proposed law to lower the standard for defamation expect leftist’ plaintiffs lawyers to spend the next generation bankrupting every prominent conservative based in Florida," Miller wrote in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter.

"If you want to go after corporate media then pass a law narrowly tailored at them," he continued. "This law will mean conservative influencers, podcasters and alternative media companies based in Florida are going to get WRECKED solely because they are conservative."

The post came shortly after the House version of the legislation (HB 757) passed its third and final committee on Wednesday morning, setting it up for final approval before the full chamber. The Senate version (SB 1780) has one committee to go.

Gov. Ron DeSantis voiced support for changes to defamation law last year, but such legislation didn't make it through the 2023 session. That legislation, like this year's, faced immense backlash from conservative media officials. His office didn't respond to a media request about the current measure.


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