Attack group settles defamation lawsuit against Lauren Boebert

A gaggle that made salacious accusations about U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert has settled a lawsuit it filed towards the Colorado congresswoman alleging she defamed its founder.

American Muckrakers PAC and its founder, David Wheeler, filed the go well with final June in U.S. District Courtroom in Colorado after Boebert went on nationwide tv to accuse him of creating up a collection of unproven accusations, together with allegations of criminality. She additionally threatened to sue his donors, although she didn’t seem to comply with up on that risk.

The phrases of the settlement will not be included in court docket filings. The stipulation for dismissal, filed collectively by Boebert and Wheeler’s authorized groups and granted final week, contains not bringing the lawsuit once more and that every social gathering pays their very own attorneys charges.

A spokesperson for Boebert’s marketing campaign declined to touch upon the settlement.

Previous to the court docket filings confirming the settlement, American Muckrakers issued a press launch declaring victory within the go well with, although the group appears to have stopped publicizing it on its web site. The positioning nonetheless prominently options safety digicam footage of Boebert at a exhibiting of the “Beetlejuice” musical in Denver final September the place she was escorted out for disruptive habits.

In an electronic mail, Wheeler mentioned he couldn’t disclose the settlement settlement, however he criticized Boebert’s election marketing campaign for a special congressional seat. Boebert, who narrowly received re-election to her Western Slope seat in 2022, moved to the Entrance Vary this yr to run for the extra conservative 4th Congressional District seat. She received the social gathering’s main there in June.