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forget about the politics.  it's a prima facie defamation case.
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+ D0 @# k9 r& c8 A, ]. {get a good civil attorney, not just any attorney, and sue their pants off civilly.
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, l  c9 o5 j$ B* A0 Psimultaneously, report the incident to the federal bureau of investigation.  that's the agency that's supposed to look into any civil rights violations.