Right-wing political activist Laura Loomer, who rose to prominence for her offensive journalism and organizing harassment campaigns against organizations and individuals with whom she disagrees, has a new tactic in her ongoing quest to enact political change: leaking her own legal depositions.
She recently leaked one in a suit against HBO and Bill Maher, which included her provocative claims that Sen. Lindsey Graham was gay and that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene had been sexually unfaithful to her husband.
In doing so, she not only broke the law by leaking a sealed document, but also entertained (if defended) a number of wild conspiracies which will only serve to damage her own case and reputation.
The tactic is similar to those used by the far-right group Project Veritas, which uses underhanded tactics to try to expose what it claims is corruption or ‘cancel culture’ on the Left.
However, it remains to be seen how effective Loomer’s actions are in achieving her goals, or whether she is simply causing more long-term damage to her own credibility.