Pro-Trump Influencer Benny Johnson Is Being Sued for Defamation by ICE Protesters

The Protestors Benny Defamed Finally Come After Him

Now that protestors Benny Johnson slandered a year are suing, maybe we'll learn exactly who funds Benny and how much. The post The Protestors Benny Defamed Finally Come After Him appeared first on emptywheel.

Two protesters sue media personality Benny Johnson for ICE ride-along videos

Two Illinois protesters are suing conservative media personality Benny Johnson and his company, alleging he falsely portrayed them as violent criminals and “domestic terrorists” after a protest outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in October 2025. The plaintiffs, Kyle Frankovich and Maureen Foody, filed the lawsuit over videos and social media posts Johnson produced […]

MAGA podcaster Benny Johnson hit with defamation lawsuit over videos branding ICE protesters ‘domestic terrorists’

Right-wing podcaster Benny Johnson went to an ICE protest with top Trump administration officials and appeared to have one thing in mind: creating rage-bait content portraying protesters as “domestic terrorists.” Now that content has landed him in a federal defamation lawsuit, MS NOW reports. Two Illinois residents who were detained while protesting outside an immigration […]

ICE Protesters Sue Benny Johnson For Defamation

MS Now reports: Two people detained outside a Chicago-area immigration detention center last year are suing right-wing podcaster Benny Johnson for defamation, saying he falsely portrayed them as violent extremists who assaulted federal officers. Illinois residents Kyle Frankovich, a data scientist at Harvard University, and Maureen Foody, a contract court reporter, filed the lawsuit Friday … The post ICE Protesters Sue Benny Johnson For Defamati…

MAGA influencer sued for defamation over 'terrorist' smears against protesters

Two Illinois residents who were detained outside a Chicago-area immigration detention center last year have sued right-wing podcaster Benny Johnson for defamation, accusing him of falsely telling millions of viewers that they were violent extremists who attacked federal agents.Kyle Frankovich, a data scientist at Harvard University, and Maureen Foody, a contract court reporter, filed the suit Friday in federal court in the Northern District of I…

Pro-Trump Influencer Benny Johnson is being sued for defamation by ICE protesters

The lawsuit says the prominent conservative podcaster falsely claimed the protesters were assaulting ICE officers during demonstrations at an ICE facility in Illinois last year.