A Republican communications consultant asked Twitter followers for help to cover legal costs in a lawsuit filed by Rep. Devin Nunes Devin Gerald NunesOvernight Defense: Stopgap spending measure awaits Senate vote | Trump nominates former Nunes aide for intelligence community watchdog | Trump extends ban on racial discrimination training to contractors, military Trump nominates former Nunes aide to serve as intel community inspector general Sunday shows preview: Justice Ginsburg dies, sparking partisan battle over vacancy before election MORE (R-Calif.) that alleges she, and others, used the social media platform to defame him.

Liz Mair tweeted a link for donations Tuesday to help cover her legal fees in the lawsuit.

Mair said she received discovery requests from Nunes, asking for a copy of her 2016, 2017 and 2018 tax returns and "every single statement" she's made about him since January 2018.

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"Which sounds like a potential effort to depose my FIVE YEAR-OLD," Mair tweeted.

"As a reminder, this is a sitting government official using litigation as a cudgel to stifle my free speech and, frankly, intimidate and harass me and my family," Mair added.

.@DevinNunes also apparently wants a copy of my tax returns for 2016, 2017 and 2018. As a reminder, this is a sitting government official using litigation as a cudgel to stifle my free speech and, frankly, intimidate and harass me and my family. — Liz Mair (@LizMair) June 25, 2019

In March, Nunes, the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, sued Twitter and a number of its users for more than $250 million.

The suit names Mair and two Nunes parody accounts, "Devin Nunes' Mom" (@DevinNunesMom) and "Devin Nunes' cow" (@DevinCow).

Nunes claims that Twitter is censoring conservatives and allowing users to defame him. Lawyers who spoke to The Hill in March said Nunes will face an uphill battle in the lawsuit, predicted the Virginia state court will likely dismiss the "frivolous" and "offensive" case.

The Hill has reached out to Nunes's lawyer for comment.