For those keeping score...
There were
"inaccuracies" in some of Wheeler's claims. Notably, a picture that wasn't her and claims about my favorite Senator, Ted Cruz.
Boebert never sued Wheeler.
Wheeler
sued Boebert in federal court for libel in North Carolina (his home state) in October of 2022. That case was dismissed by the judge who said Colorado was the proper venue.
Wheeler sued her in Colorado, again in federal court, in
June. Boebert now is seeking to
dismiss the case.
Here is the crux of her grounds for dismissal:
Quote:
Boebert in her Tuesday motion discusses Wheeler’s allegations at length.
Her statements in defense of herself, such as when she cited Wheeler’s “lies” and stated that his allegations were “completely baseless,” were “reasonable and truthful defenses against Muckrakers and Mr. Wheeler’s extraordinary attacks,” the motion says.
The document addresses specific allegations. Wheeler’s suit accuses her of having used illegal drugs. Her motion alludes to this allegation several times but specifies only that “Wheeler has produced no evidence that Representative
Boebert has used illegal drugs” and that she has
never been “a drug addict.” Wheeler claimed Boebert once worked as an unlicensed paid escort.
Boebert’s motion in several instances exchanges reference to being an “escort,” a legal activity, with being a “prostitute,” an illegal one that doesn’t appear in Wheeler’s allegations.Note she is not denying using illegal drugs or being an escort- what Wheeler claimed.
Any expert legal opinions on this dumpster fire?
Suffer Well.