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TORONTO — The leader of Ontario’s Opposition said Thursday he is ignoring Premier Kathleen Wynne’s request that he retract comments he made about her, dismissing a warning that he could face legal action as “baseless.”

Wynne’s lawyers wrote a letter to Patrick Brown on Wednesday asking that he withdraw and apologize for statements he made about the premier’s role in a Liberal bribery trial.

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The letter said the Progressive Conservative leader told reporters Tuesday that Wynne was standing trial, when in fact she is not on trial or even under investigation, but is offering voluntary testimony.

It was made public moments before the premier took the witness stand at the trial in Sudbury, Ont., where two Liberals are facing bribery charges under the Election Act.

Regrettably Kathleen Wynne compounded this sorry spectacle with baseless legal threats against me Patrick Brown

Brown’s office had previously suggested he misspoke when he made the comments to reporters and pointed out that he immediately tried to clarify them.