Gateway Pundit Site Seeks To Delay Defamation Case

The Missouri Independent reports:

The dismissal of its bankruptcy case in Florida is not stopping the Gateway Pundit from seeking a continued delay in the defamation case against it by two Georgia poll workers. But the case may be moving ahead soon regardless.

In a motion filed Aug. 5 in the St. Louis Circuit Court, lawyers for the Gateway Pundit and for its owner, James Hoft, and his twin brother, Joe, said the stay in the defamation case that was issued when they filed for bankruptcy last April should remain in place because they plan to appeal the dismissal of the bankruptcy petition.

Lawyers for the two Georgia poll workers — Ruby Freeman and her daughter Wandrea “Shaye” Moss — have argued that the bankruptcy filing itself was a stall tactic in a case where delay has been the strategy from the beginning.

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Despite bankruptcy dismissal, Gateway Pundit seeks to further delay St. Louis defamation case #moleg #mogov https://t.co/Www3d4qYpp

— Missouri Independent (@MO_Independent) August 14, 2024