Klayman says his Piker suit put a target on his back and names The Young Turks hosts as next
Larry KlaymanFounder of Freedom Watch and plaintiff in the civil suit against Piker, writing on the Freedom Watch website
In an October 5 Freedom Watch post, Larry Klayman called Piker an antisemitic podcaster, said his lawsuit against Piker had put a target on his back, and said Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian of The Young Turks were next on his list.
“I have already filed suit against anti-Semitic podcaster Hasan Piker, who is Uygur’s nephew. That has put a target on my back, but I am doing this on behalf of our people, which includes you and your loved ones.”
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Hasan Piker’s August 20 remarks and Larry Klayman’s lawsuit
Hasan Piker’s August 20 remarks about American Jews and Israel prompted disagreement over whether he was warning about antisemitic violence or implicitly threatening Jews. Larry Klayman later filed a civil lawsuit seeking more than $150 million over the remarks.
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A Freedom Watch fundraising post written in Klayman's voice. Klayman's descriptions of Piker, Uygur and Kasparian are his own allegations, not judicial findings; the post refers to his September 10 civil suit against Piker.
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The post opened: "if you're an anti-Semite fomenting violence, Larry Klayman, Founder of Freedom Watch USA and Judicial Watch, is coming after you, legally!" It named Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian, hosts of The Young Turks, as next on Klayman's list.
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Klayman criticized Republicans who he said do not take the threat seriously, described Freedom Watch's Citizens' Grand Juries, and asked readers for donations.
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Why this label?
The reference point is Piker's August 20 remarks and the competing readings of them. Klayman again calls Piker antisemitic and presents his suit as action against people he says foment violence, so we labeled it Condemned, consistent with his earlier statements in this case. Mixed or conditional does not fit because nothing in the post qualifies the condemnation. Evidence level: Klayman's own first-person post on the Freedom Watch website; his descriptions of Piker and others are allegations, not court findings.
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