Tulsi Gabbard Drops Defamation Suit Against Hillary Clinton

(L) Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Haw.) speaks during the New Hampshire Democratic Party Convention at the SNHU Arena in Manchester, N.H., on Sept. 7, 2019. (Scott Eisen/Getty Images) (R) Hillary Clinton speaks onstage during OZY Fest 2018 at Rumsey Playfield, Central Park on July 21, 2018 in New York City. Brad Barket/Getty Images for Ozy Media

Former-Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard has dropped her defamation lawsuit against Hillary Clinton, saying that defeating the CCP virus pandemic and President Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election are more important.

“While they remain certain of the action’s legal merit, they are just as certain that this new COVID and post-COVID world require them to focus their time and attention on other priorities, including defeating Donald Trump in 2020, rather than righting the wrongs here,” Gabbard’s legal team wrote in a court filing on Wednesday (pdf).