Stephen Miller urged far-right Missouri AG to probe Media Matters for fraud

X CEO Elon Musk, on November 19, filed a defamation lawsuit against Media Matters in response to their report on ads being placed next to pro-Nazi content — and Media Matters President Angelo Carusone, in an official statement, slammed it as a "frivolous lawsuit meant to bully X's critics into silence."

Meanwhile, Donald Trump ally Stephen Miller has urged Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey — another far-right MAGA Republican — to investigate Media Matters for fraud. And Popular Information's Jeff Legum, on X (formerly Twitter), reports that Bailey "took him up on it." The Missouri AG tweeted, "My team is looking into this matter."

Legum, however, is highly critical of Bailey in a November 21 X thread, describing him as someone who "routinely exceeds his legal authority to grab headlines."

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MAGA Republicans are claiming, without evidence, that Media Matters deceived X's server to create false impressions about content.

Legum explains, "Bailey expanded on his investigation of Media Matters on Newsmax, a far-right cable channel. He said he had authority to investigate Media Matters under the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act. That law is inapplicable. It only applies to selling goods or services."

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