A lawyer for Hillary Clinton has finally accepted legal documents in connection with a $50 million defamation lawsuit filed by 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard, the Hawaii congresswoman’s lawyer told Fox News on Thursday night.

H/T: Fox News

It's unclear if this lawsuit is a serious threat to Clinton or if, in what is a more likely scenario, it fits with Gabbard's strategy to separate herself from an overcrowded Democrat field. Either way, the lawsuit will move forward.

“Today, after the media picked up this story, Ms. Clinton’s lawyer changed course and agreed to accept service,” Dunne told Fox News in a statement. “We would have preferred that Ms. Clinton just accept federal judicial process in the first instance, without having to be called out by the press, but in any event, Tulsi Gabbard’s lawsuit against her will now be moving forward.”

Speaking to reporters at a campaign event in Portsmouth, N.H., Gabbard, reiterated her position, saying, “No one is above the law. This lawsuit is about accountability – not just for me but for all service members and for the American people.”

In general, Gabbard's campaign hasn't yet been able to gain real traction with likely voters, and now it appears CNN is refusing to throw her the lifeline.

In a head-scratching move, CNN has decided to snub Gabbard for their New Hampshire town halls, even while extending an invite to Deval Patrick — a candidate most voters aren't even aware is running. CNN has also extended invites to Yang and Steyer, both of whom Gabbard is polling above according to CNN's own NH polling!

Clearly something else is going on here. It makes you wonder if someone is pulling some pretty big strings on CNN behind the scenes to suffocate Gabbard's campaign.

CNN just rigged its New Hampshire town halls by snubbing Tulsi Gabbard https://t.co/62DleNQHDT — Ann Bruce Pineda (@AnnBrucePineda) January 31, 2020

For more background on the lawsuit, watch this great discussion with Trump 2020 senior legal adviser Jenna Ellis in an appearance on Fox News' Fox and Friends First last week.