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U.S.LEGAL FEUD

Eric Deters files defamation lawsuit against Kimberly Guilfoyle

Deters alleges Guilfoyle requested he wire her $100,000; the suit also names her legal team as defendants.

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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA Republican donor says Kimberly Guilfoyle asked him to wire her one hundred thousand dollars, and now he's suing her for defamation.

  2. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorLola Cruz is outside the courthouse.

  3. Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentHank, I'm outside the courthouse where Eric Deters filed this suit, and behind me you can see a lot of people on phones who are not here for the law.

  4. Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentDeters, the donor, says Guilfoyle asked him to send the money.

  5. Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentHe is suing her and her lawyers, so this fight now has a legal team on both ends of it.

  6. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHer lawyers too?

  7. Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentHer lawyers too. I covered a border dispute once that had fewer parties involved, and that one had artillery.

  8. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo what is actually agreed on out there?

  9. Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentOne number, Hank. A hundred thousand dollars, and so far the only people who've definitely seen it are the lawyers.

  10. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA hundred thousand and everyone's billing hourly. Chip Darnell has news from across America, and I'm told it involves fewer subpoenas.

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