Jordan Peterson says he is considering legal action after Trudeau accused him of taking Russian money

 

Conservative media personality Jordan Peterson says he’s looking into legal action after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said this week that Peterson is receiving funding from Russian state-owned media outlet RT.

Trudeau made the comments under oath during his lengthy testimony on Wednesday at the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference and did not provide any evidence for them.

“It’s a very serious accusation,” said Peterson, in a Thursday interview with the Post. “You should have done your bloody homework and if you’re going to make accusations, you should have at least got them right. I don’t think it’s reasonable for the prime minister of the country to basically label me a traitor and I don’t find it amusing.”

Peterson said he is looking into a defamation lawsuit against the prime minister, but said these lawsuits are often a “losing game,” even if he has a reasonable chance of winning it.

“I know what lawsuits are like and they’re a pain, and I’m not interested in being burdened down with that sort of pain, practically speaking. But by the same token, how about you don’t defame me when you’re the prime minister, especially stupidly,” said Peterson.

“I’ve been talking to my family about (whether) I have a moral obligation to go after him for defamation. He’s not like my neighbour, he’s the prime minister,” he said.

The prime minister’s office declined to comment on Friday.

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