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The political activist who filed a federal defamation lawsuit against Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert vowed to seek perjury charges against the MAGA mouthpiece for allegedly making a fact-challenged declaration in federal court, RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned.

David B. Wheeler, the head of the political action committee (PAC) American Muckrakers, charged the two-term Republican allegedly fibbed in the sworn statement seeking to dismiss the case — and he’s eager to grill Boebert in an all-encompassing deposition.

"We intend to refer Boebert to the appropriate authorities when we prove she lied on the affidavit she attached to her motion to dismiss," Wheeler exclusively told RadarOnline.com. "We're going to hold her feet to the fire…We’re going to ask her on the record, under the penalty of perjury.”

"I've had lawyers say they would pay me to be in the room for Boebert's deposition" he added. "This will be the mother of all depositions because she’s opened so many cans of worms. We're going to talk about Jan. 6th, we're going to talk about abortions and everything else.”

As RadarOnline.com reported, Boebert was forced to declare she has “never been a drug addict or stripper” in the sensational lawsuit in Colorado federal court where she is accused of slandering Wheeler on television news by refuting his allegations.

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[–] [email protected] 74 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Ms Boebert insists she wasn't a stripper, but that wasn't the allegation. The allegation was that she danced nude. There's a difference: a stripper begins the routine with their clothes on; a nude dancer doesn't necessarily.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Sounds like nude dancing is more efficient, really.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

why? are they better dancers?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

In my experience, it's the Montreal way.

[–] [email protected] 47 points 2 years ago

Fuck the Trump/Georgia trial, I want to see this deposition live-streamed.

[–] [email protected] 45 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Even if they got her in a deposition, it's not a free pass to compel her to answer anything that they want to ask. Questions have to be relevant to the case at hand. Demanding answers about Jan6 would seem out of bounds for a defamation case.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Cue more hollering from Trumplandia about "lawfare". Maybe if they didn't break the law so often they wouldn't be vulnerable to it!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago

The fucking nerve. That's the only avenue left to fight dumb laws or entities not following the not-yet-dumb laws. It's not like shame or political action has had any effect.

Not to mention that the 1% and the corporations they run have been using "lawfare" for-fucking-ever to out-spend and threaten their opponents.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yeah my mate went on a rant about it always being republicans getting charged lately. I was like, well they're the ones doing most of the crimes lately, soon maybe not do crimes? He got shitty ans changed the subject.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago

Accept it's been the case for decades, this isn't just lately. The republican party in the modern era has like 10 times the convictions than the democratic party.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I ain't never seen a picture of this woman not looking like she about to suck a dick. Not from any news organization. Surely this must be on purpose?

[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I'm tending to believe this. Here's Wheeler's June filing:

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23839681-david-wheeler-vs-lauren-boebert

And Boeberts' 8/22 filing, which is the basis for the perjury accusation, is shown here:

https://radaronline.com/p/lauren-boebert-not-drug-addict-or-stripper-defamation-lawsuit/

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

This shit is going to be dismissed likely with prejudice, nobody's getting deposed over this. Judge recused for some reason so it's getting a new Judge. https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67489406/american-muckrakers-pac-inc-v-boebert/

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Regardless of the truth of any of this, why would she be deposed? Wouldn't that require her colleagues in Congress to give a shit? They don't.

EDIT: Yeah, I'm dumb.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Deposed in the legal sense. Not removed from office.

  1. remove from office suddenly and forcefully.
  1. testify to or give (evidence) on oath, typically in a written statement.
[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Oh, I'm an idiot, ha. Thanks

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Congresscritters are not exempt from contempt of court. She will not be deposed, however, because the case is bunk.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

a fact-challenged declaration

That's a very ornate way of saying they lied. However I kind of like the phrase

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

Sounds like a fun time is comming for this shit head.