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I just read through the defamation lawsuit filed by @TulsiGabbard against @HillaryClinton.

It is dumb. Really, really dumb. Even dumber than I thought it was going to be.

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After a lengthy preamble of personal attacks on Clinton and plugs for Tulsi's campaign, here's the complaint:

"Clinton falsely stated that Tulsi—an Army National Guard officer and U.S. Congresswoman who has spent her entire adult life serving this country—is a 'Russian asset.'"
Clinton did NOT say Tulsi is a Russian asset. She said JILL STEIN is a Russian asset.

So right off the bat, Tulsi's lawsuit fails because Clinton didn't actually say the thing Tulsi is claiming is defamatory.
Clinton did say Tulsi is a "favorite of the Russians" because she was promoted by their botnet (a verifiable fact), and that she believes she is being groomed by Republicans.

Notably, Tulsi's brief substitutes "Republicans" with "[they]" to falsely imply she meant the Russians.
There are other flaws with this case, including that Tulsi would need to prove actual malice, and that she would need to prove Clinton's comments are the reason her fundraising declined.

But right out the gate this fails because Tulsi is lying about what Clinton said.
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