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Yesterday, our media outlet reported on allegations leveled against a Republican politician in the South Carolina Lowcountry.
Charleston County councilman Brantley Moody – an incumbent campaigning for reelection in a swing district – was accused by Charleston Democrats of verbally berating volunteers at a phone bank after his campaign signs were allegedly tampered with.
Democratic leaders accused Moody of “intimidating” volunteers and accused U.S. president Donald Trump.
“Anger and fear are at the core of Donald Trump’s Republican Party,” he said. “This is another example of why no one on the MAGA ticket should be running our county government.”
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On Tuesday (October 15, 2024), Moody filed a lawsuit accusing Democrats of “willfully and maliciously” releasing a statement “containing false and defamatory statements against (Moody) with reckless disregard for whether they were false.”
“At no point in time on October 14, 2024 did (Moody) enter, visit or even drive by a CCDP office,” the complaint (.pdf) alleged.
Moody is alleging defamation and outrage – and is seeking actual and punitive damages as well as attorneys’ fees and any other relief “the court deems just, equitable and proper.”
Looks like the ball is in local Democrats’ court…
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THE FILING…
(S.C. Ninth Circuit)
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR …
Will Folks is the owner and founding editor of FITSNews. Prior to founding his own news outlet, he served as press secretary to the governor of South Carolina, bass guitarist in an alternative rock band and bouncer at a Columbia, S.C. dive bar. He lives in the Midlands region of the state with his wife and eight children.
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2 comments
Good job
The Left learned long ago that “the process itself is punishment” when it came to suing their political adversaries in order to – at a bare minimum- silence them and others who might think about speaking or acting out against them. Since very few of those lawsuits ever got tossed out of court with attorneys’ fees being granted against them, it emboldened them to push the envelope – especially in areas that they effectively controlled the court and the jury pools. Limp-wristed beta male Republicans would cry foul, but rarely did any more than that. But recently, some Republicans made of sterner stuff have been starting to fight back by giving them a taste of their very own medicine. Which is the only thing that works against a group whose craven desire for absolute power trumps all other concerns such as honesty and decency. You see they have no conscience when it comes to shamelessly lying- especially on the floor of a legislative body because of so-called “speech and debate” clause immunity which makes it effectively impossible to sue them for slander and libel. But I say it’s time for the limits and contours of that immunity to be tested further in court.