Maxwell says PragerU is "cooked" in Los Angeles courts and faults its hiring
RC MaxwellPentagon reporter for RedState, in a post on his X account
Maxwell says PragerU faces a hostile court system in Los Angeles and that organizations should not hire "grossly unprofessional people" or, if they must, should make them contractors.
Responding to
DuRousseau's complaint alleges that PragerU discriminated against him because of his race and sexual orientation, subjected him to a hostile work environment, retaliated against him and wrongfully terminated him.
“Prager U is in Los Angeles, they are cooked in their court system. Don’t hire grossly unprofessional people, and if you must, make them a contractor.”
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Where this statement fits
Xaviaer DuRousseau sues PragerU, alleging discrimination and wrongful termination; PragerU rejects the claims
On November 3, 2026, conservative commentator Xaviaer DuRousseau, a former PragerU personality, sued the Prager University Foundation (PragerU), its chief executive Marissa Streit and six other individuals in Los Angeles Superior Court. The complaint's causes of action include discrimination, hostile work environment harassment and retaliation under California's Fair Employment and Housing Act, negligent hiring, supervision and retention, wrongful termination in violation of public policy and whistleblower retaliation. According to The Post Millennial's account of the complaint, DuRousseau alleges that a colleague openly said he was racist and used an anti-gay slur at him four times during a company event in Montana where PragerU had the two share a hotel room, that PragerU refused his requests for security after seven men surrounded him and tried to assault him in Washington, D.C., in June 2026, and that Streit pushed him out in what he calls an "ambush" meeting. PragerU says it "wholly rejects" the claims, does not tolerate discrimination and is facing "a kind of lawfare" aimed at conservative organizations. The case is pending, with a first case management conference set for March 3, 2027.
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Maxwell's quote post responding to Tony Ortiz's Current Revolt report that DuRousseau sued PragerU, its chief executive Marissa Streit and others.
Before the quotation
Maxwell quotes Tony Ortiz's Current Revolt post reporting that DuRousseau filed suit against PragerU, Streit and others, alleging race and sexual-orientation discrimination, a hostile work environment and retaliation.
After the quotation
Maxwell posted the comment on Nov. 7, the day Ortiz posted the first page of the complaint and summarized its allegations in a thread.
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Why this label?
The case's reference point is the discrimination, hostile treatment, retaliation and wrongful termination that DuRousseau's complaint alleges against PragerU. Maxwell does not address whether that conduct occurred. He attributes PragerU's legal exposure to the Los Angeles courts and to hiring DuRousseau, whom he casts as grossly unprofessional. That disputes DuRousseau's account of himself as a wronged employee without defending the conduct the complaint alleges.
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