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mysteryowl

(8,242 posts)
Sun Jan 18, 2026, 09:53 AM 4 hrs ago

Border czar says, Jonathon Ross may sue for defamation of being labled a murderer

Last edited Sun Jan 18, 2026, 10:28 AM - Edit history (1)

A senior White House official suggested that Jonathan Ross, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent who fatally shot Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, could pursue legal action for defamation against individuals who labeled him a “murderer” online and in public remarks.

“I think you may see him take action,” Tom Homan, the White House border czar, said on the Will Cain Country podcast, adding that Ross has gone into “hiding.”


Homan said he expects Ross to “wait for this investigation to pan itself out” before deciding on any legal steps, noting that social media posts have circulated with Ross’s image and “wanted for murder” language.


https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/ice-agent-jonathan-ross-might-file-defamation-suit-tom-homan/ar-AA1Ucmlc


That's right, come out of hiding to file your defamation. Let's just see what happens.
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Border czar says, Jonathon Ross may sue for defamation of being labled a murderer (Original Post) mysteryowl 4 hrs ago OP
The trial would be interesting. dem4decades 3 hrs ago #1
LOL! Do it! You murderer! Coventina 3 hrs ago #2
Let's have a trial first and find out if he's a murderer. sinkingfeeling 3 hrs ago #3
Jonathon Ross is a murderer. Rincewind 3 hrs ago #4
And He's Probably Done It Before WiVoter 3 hrs ago #12
He looked very confident with his actions of murder. mysteryowl 3 hrs ago #16
While recording on his phone! SheltieLover 2 hrs ago #37
He' murdered before and gotten away with it DBoon 2 hrs ago #45
No doubt! SheltieLover 19 min ago #69
He looked like a man who has fired a gun at another person before. CincyDem 1 hr ago #62
Is Pam Going to be his lawyer ornotna 3 hrs ago #5
Please file that law suit Mr.Ross. Joyce Vance, or Glen Kirschner or Kamala Harris might love that case. Botany 3 hrs ago #6
maybe this is BS jaymac 2 hrs ago #29
OK, would HOMICIDAL MANIAC be more appropriate? no_hypocrisy 3 hrs ago #7
Every move seems to be a copy-cat of Trump's strategies. Baitball Blogger 3 hrs ago #8
Yeah. His first thought was to hide his computer. People will get at his comments anyway. travelingthrulife 3 hrs ago #10
You win the thread orangecrush 3 hrs ago #19
. Baitball Blogger 1 hr ago #48
... orangecrush 1 hr ago #50
DUzy!! 🏅🏆 littlemissmartypants 1 hr ago #53
And he is not rich and powerful like Trump newdeal2 3 hrs ago #20
Murderer. Go for it Piggy. travelingthrulife 3 hrs ago #9
K&R for, wouldn't he have to show his face? How about some medical records? UTUSN 3 hrs ago #11
Oooh that's good. Prove you were injured. mysteryowl 3 hrs ago #14
I think a grand jury convened by the state/city might wipe the smile off his face.... Historic NY 3 hrs ago #13
He's a murderer, murderer, murderer, murderer, murderer maxrandb 3 hrs ago #15
Discovery will be interesting. sakabatou 3 hrs ago #17
Who does Rebl2 3 hrs ago #18
The "Internet" mysteryowl 3 hrs ago #21
That's RIGHT!!!! AZ8theist 1 hr ago #65
Homan is... GiqueCee 3 hrs ago #22
He's Bovino, but taller and without hair . . . hatrack 1 hr ago #52
Sue away you fucker! paleotn 2 hrs ago #23
Who is he going to sue? Probatim 2 hrs ago #24
Wonder how many of these idiots actually know how lawsuits work? SSJVegeta 2 hrs ago #25
Except that Trump did sue for that, and ABC settled for $15 million plus $1 million in legal fees MichMan 1 hr ago #63
It isn't libel, slander, or defamation... Kid Berwyn 2 hrs ago #26
Aww...the poor murderer got his feefees hurt! LudwigPastorius 2 hrs ago #27
"Homan said he expects Ross to "'wait for this investigation to pan itself out'"? Mister Ed 2 hrs ago #28
Calling Lindsay Halligan vankuria 2 hrs ago #30
Judge Wine Box Sweet Rosie Red 1 hr ago #64
What is it with this Homan jerk? Big tough guy thinks he's KPN 2 hrs ago #31
Quiet, ham face. SheltieLover 2 hrs ago #32
Sure, our upside-down, inside-out country starts new norm. pandr32 2 hrs ago #33
It's defamation if you say something you KNOW to be false. It isn't if you believe what your saying to be true ToxMarz 2 hrs ago #34
Where is the 50,00 in fbi cash you took? Did kash get half? Blues Heron 2 hrs ago #35
I wonder Katcat 2 hrs ago #36
Just following his dear leader. Hope22 2 hrs ago #38
Bring it, asshole. Because your name isn't filthy enough yet. Scrivener7 2 hrs ago #39
Let's just say he sues. That means discovery and depositions. That process will be devastating for him. flashman13 2 hrs ago #40
you gonna sue the entire internet then? TalenaGor 2 hrs ago #41
Oh, he wants to go after podcasters Farmer-Rick 2 hrs ago #42
Where does he expect people to draw the line? DFW 2 hrs ago #43
Executing a young mother with 4 shots to the head, for what? C_U_L8R 2 hrs ago #44
Then allow a fair investigation to prove any innocence vapor2 1 hr ago #46
He should be sued for wrongful death. (NT) The Wizard 1 hr ago #47
Yes, if he could be found mysteryowl 1 hr ago #51
Does FUCKING MURDERING SADISTIC MISOGYNIST SCUM work niyad 1 hr ago #49
Per Blanche, there will be NO INVESTIGATION Leghorn21 1 hr ago #54
Money grubbing psychopath works, too. littlemissmartypants 1 hr ago #55
Let's hope so VGuerra276 1 hr ago #56
He hasn't been charged or convicted with a crime. He has a strong case, but it would increase the backlash against ICE Doodley 1 hr ago #57
"Discovery" would be a wonderful process... ret5hd 1 hr ago #58
oh, btw Homan...you're a murderer too. ret5hd 1 hr ago #59
If you don't want to be called a murderer... liberalla 1 hr ago #60
We calls it the way it is UpInArms 1 hr ago #61
Please do azureblue 59 min ago #66
Every text will be fair game Buckeyeblue 29 min ago #67
I was going to make a discovery comment, but I am pleased to see it is well covered. Norrrm 29 min ago #68

DBoon

(24,773 posts)
45. He' murdered before and gotten away with it
Sun Jan 18, 2026, 11:55 AM
2 hrs ago

He has the arrogance of someone who thinks he is above the law

CincyDem

(7,323 posts)
62. He looked like a man who has fired a gun at another person before.
Sun Jan 18, 2026, 12:35 PM
1 hr ago

Takes a special kind to do that so casually.

Botany

(76,476 posts)
6. Please file that law suit Mr.Ross. Joyce Vance, or Glen Kirschner or Kamala Harris might love that case.
Sun Jan 18, 2026, 10:02 AM
3 hrs ago

Hell let Joe Biden be the Attorney representing the Good Family.

This is the video of her being nice, this the video of her trying to avoid hitting the ice hole, here is the video of Ross shooting her from the side and then calling her a fucking bitch, here are the forensics of the path of the bullets.

mur·der·er
/ˈmərdərər/
noun
a person who commits murder; a killer.

Just the costs in a civil trial would be @ least 200 K.

jaymac

(264 posts)
29. maybe this is BS
Sun Jan 18, 2026, 11:29 AM
2 hrs ago

But I read somewhere yesterday that his ( ross's ) go-fund-me account had over a million bucks in it...........I certainly, fervently hope this is not accurate

so 200 k for a trial may be but a drop in the bucket...................OR one of those law firms who caved to the trumpie's demands for pro bono work for them ( early in the regime's days, remember that? ) would be called upon to do it........either way, they'll protect that scum like they did the scum Kyle Rittenhouse

Baitball Blogger

(51,784 posts)
8. Every move seems to be a copy-cat of Trump's strategies.
Sun Jan 18, 2026, 10:04 AM
3 hrs ago

First, a false or exaggerated claim was made over an internal bleeding injury, much like Trump's ear injury.

Then comes the lawsuit to throw people off. But what Ross doesn't seem to understand is that a countersuit would mean discovery. And, oh, wouldn't that be interesting to investigate his social media posts, once we demand the FBI to return his laptops?

newdeal2

(4,859 posts)
20. And he is not rich and powerful like Trump
Sun Jan 18, 2026, 10:34 AM
3 hrs ago

Trump will drop his support for Ross the minute it costs him a dollar.

maxrandb

(17,189 posts)
15. He's a murderer, murderer, murderer, murderer, murderer
Sun Jan 18, 2026, 10:18 AM
3 hrs ago

Murdering scumbag, piece of amphibian shit, nazi fuckstick.

AZ8theist

(7,109 posts)
65. That's RIGHT!!!!
Sun Jan 18, 2026, 12:52 PM
1 hr ago

I sued the internet once.

I won 14 Gajillion dollars.

(....having some trouble collecting, though...... )

GiqueCee

(3,465 posts)
22. Homan is...
Sun Jan 18, 2026, 10:50 AM
3 hrs ago

... a turd with a tie, and wrapped in a rancid sausage skin. He is utterly devoid of anything even remotely resembling common human decency. Which is to say, he's a Republican. Is his countenance so ugly because he's so mean-spirited, or is he so mean-spirited because he's so ugly?

Probatim

(3,223 posts)
24. Who is he going to sue?
Sun Jan 18, 2026, 11:17 AM
2 hrs ago

Everyone one social media who has called him a murderer?

I could have sworn republicants were against frivolous lawsuits.

SSJVegeta

(2,412 posts)
25. Wonder how many of these idiots actually know how lawsuits work?
Sun Jan 18, 2026, 11:22 AM
2 hrs ago

And what discovery is?

And I wonder why they dont ask themselves why Trump has never sued over accusations of being called a rapist -despite trying to sue for a million different reasons.

MichMan

(16,705 posts)
63. Except that Trump did sue for that, and ABC settled for $15 million plus $1 million in legal fees
Sun Jan 18, 2026, 12:43 PM
1 hr ago
ABC and Stephanopoulos to pay Trump $15M, apologize in defamation suit settlement

ABC News and anchor George Stephanopoulos reached a settlement with President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday, with the network agreeing to issue an apology and pay a Trump-related foundation $15 million in addition to $1 million for Trump’s attorney fees.

The settlement, filed in federal court in Miami Saturday afternoon, marks a win for Trump, who sued the network and its star anchor for libel after Stephanopoulos said on air that Trump was found liable for the rape of writer E. Jean Carroll. Last year, a jury hearing a civil suit brought by Carroll found that Trump sexually abused and defamed her, but found Trump not liable for rape. Still, a federal judge in New York later ruled that it was accurate to say that Trump was found liable for rape in “common modern parlance.”



https://www.politico.com/news/2024/12/14/trump-abc-stephanopoulos-settlement-00194391

Kid Berwyn

(23,226 posts)
26. It isn't libel, slander, or defamation...
Sun Jan 18, 2026, 11:23 AM
2 hrs ago

…because it’s true: Jonathan Ross murdered an innocent human being.

And to record his murder, Ross got out of his truck taping.

Mister Ed

(6,843 posts)
28. "Homan said he expects Ross to "'wait for this investigation to pan itself out'"?
Sun Jan 18, 2026, 11:25 AM
2 hrs ago
What investigation?

KPN

(17,149 posts)
31. What is it with this Homan jerk? Big tough guy thinks he's
Sun Jan 18, 2026, 11:34 AM
2 hrs ago

making us, someone, anyone quiver? What a frigging moron. He needs to be strung up by his balls when this is all said and done — on the public square while being tasered every 30 seconds or so just for giggles.

pandr32

(13,830 posts)
33. Sure, our upside-down, inside-out country starts new norm.
Sun Jan 18, 2026, 11:40 AM
2 hrs ago

People can sue for being accused of crimes they actually commit in full view with witnesses.
What a country!

ToxMarz

(2,772 posts)
34. It's defamation if you say something you KNOW to be false. It isn't if you believe what your saying to be true
Sun Jan 18, 2026, 11:41 AM
2 hrs ago

They would first have to somehow establish this is not a murderer and saying so is false (and it is completely valid that someone might believe what he did is muder based on what is publicly known and seen). Then going forward it would be defamation to say it knowing this is proven false. Anything said prior to this is not defamation if the speaker believed it to be true and reasonably so.

Katcat

(550 posts)
36. I wonder
Sun Jan 18, 2026, 11:42 AM
2 hrs ago

How he likes being a marked man? He’s getting the same treatment he gives other people.

Hope22

(4,497 posts)
38. Just following his dear leader.
Sun Jan 18, 2026, 11:44 AM
2 hrs ago

When T fell out of his mother his first cry was ‘I’ll sue you!’ We are surrounded by some very sick people. Good luck to us sorting this out. I’m all for Ross suing but he better be paying for his own attorneys!He can rest in jail while his case is pending!

flashman13

(2,090 posts)
40. Let's just say he sues. That means discovery and depositions. That process will be devastating for him.
Sun Jan 18, 2026, 11:47 AM
2 hrs ago

It will be a back door route to proving him a murderer.

So bring it on Jonathan Ross. The world awaits.

Farmer-Rick

(12,507 posts)
42. Oh, he wants to go after podcasters
Sun Jan 18, 2026, 11:53 AM
2 hrs ago

Liberal news info sites and protest leaders or political leaders.

"against individuals who labeled him a “murderer” online and in public remarks." Good luck with pursuing legal action for defamation against soooo many people.

He did murder her. The evidence is very clear.

DFW

(59,773 posts)
43. Where does he expect people to draw the line?
Sun Jan 18, 2026, 11:54 AM
2 hrs ago

Was he expecting the blogosphere to hail his uncanny skills as a faith healer?

C_U_L8R

(48,963 posts)
44. Executing a young mother with 4 shots to the head, for what?
Sun Jan 18, 2026, 11:54 AM
2 hrs ago

Ross is the very definition of a murderer.
A jury will agree.

Leghorn21

(14,026 posts)
54. Per Blanche, there will be NO INVESTIGATION
Sun Jan 18, 2026, 12:26 PM
1 hr ago

BREAM: Is the FBI investigating the ICE agent who shot Renee Good?

BLANCHE: What happened has been reviewed by millions of Americans bc it was recorded. We investigate when it's appropriate. That is not the case here. We are not going to bow to pressure. So no, we are not investigating.

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-01-18T16:24:27.784Z

Doodley

(11,675 posts)
57. He hasn't been charged or convicted with a crime. He has a strong case, but it would increase the backlash against ICE
Sun Jan 18, 2026, 12:30 PM
1 hr ago

]and Trump.

ret5hd

(22,239 posts)
58. "Discovery" would be a wonderful process...
Sun Jan 18, 2026, 12:31 PM
1 hr ago

to put him thru…all that handheld camera work, all those tweets, all those emails, all those social media posts.

yeah, i dare ya’…double dog.

liberalla

(10,856 posts)
60. If you don't want to be called a murderer...
Sun Jan 18, 2026, 12:33 PM
1 hr ago

DON'T MURDER PEOPLE


That's how you avoid your particular problem. See?

UpInArms

(54,149 posts)
61. We calls it the way it is
Sun Jan 18, 2026, 12:35 PM
1 hr ago

Jonathan Ross is a murderer

He murdered Renee Good in cold blood … with what appeared to be premeditation and malice

azureblue

(2,686 posts)
66. Please do
Sun Jan 18, 2026, 12:57 PM
59 min ago

The defense's discovery phase will be very interesting.. Jon boy has some skeletons in his closet....

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