He became a household name in Ireland in January when his brave reporting for CNN of the assault on the Capitol buildings in Washington saw him trending on social media, universally commended for his composure and even booked as guest on RTE’s The Late Late Show. Now, Donie O’Sullivan, the Irish reporter whose calm and poised reporting was a counterbalance to the manic rioting, is dealing with a different type of assault: a $75 million defamation lawsuit filed in federal court last Thursday. The action is being taken by John ‘Jack’ Flynn, the brother of former national security advisor and…

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