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Psychiatric hospital urged to sue MAGA smear artist ‘into bankruptcy’ by ex-DOJ official

A Justice Department veteran says a MAGA influencer's viral smear against a Senate candidate should cost him dearly in court. Lisa Graves, a former Justice Department official, told "Legal AF" host Michael Popok during Monday's live show that Ohio's Lindner Center of HOPE should take right-wing influencer Nick Sortor to court after he claimed Texas state…

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