2020 presidential candidate Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) is suing former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for defamation over an earlier comment in which she labeled Gabbard a “Russian asset” for the 2020 election, according to a complaint filed Wednesday with the U.S. Southern District of New York.

“Clinton falsely stated that Tulsi—an Army National Guard officer and United States Congresswoman who has spent her entire adult life serving this country—is a ‘Russian asset.’ Clinton’s false assertions were made in a deliberate attempt to derail Tulsi’s presidential campaign,” the complaint reads.

Clinton made the comment in an interview with Campaign HQ’s podcast last year.

Great! Thank you @HillaryClinton. You, the queen of warmongers, embodiment of corruption, and personification of the rot that has sickened the Democratic Party for so long, have finally come out from behind the curtain. From the day I announced my candidacy, there has been a … — Tulsi Gabbard 🌺 (@TulsiGabbard) October 18, 2019

“She’s a favorite of the Russians. They have a bunch of sites and bots and other ways of supporting her so far and that’s assuming Jill Stein will give it up, which she might not because she is also a Russian asset,” Clinton said, “They know they can’t win without a third-party candidate, and so I do not know who it is going to be but I can guarantee you they will have a vigorous third-party challenge in the key states that they most need it.”

Below is the full complaint:

Tulsi-HRC 2020-01-22 Complaint Filed by Sara on Scribd

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