P’nut, an Instagram-famous squirrel that was seized and euthanized by New York state and entered the political fray before the election, was negative for rabies, state officials said Tuesday.

The squirrel’s owner, Mark Longo, told NewsNation’s Chris Cuomo on Tuesday that he is filing a “very big” lawsuit and demanding answers after his squirrel and raccoon, Fred, were seized in a warrant search and later euthanized.

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