A federal jury just rewarded Alabama Republican Roy Moore over $8.2 million in damages on Friday.
Moore’s reward comes after an Alabama court decided that a Democratic PAC defamed him in a political ad during the 2017 U.S. Senate race.
Alabama juror’s found that the Democratic PAC made defamatory statements against Roy Moore in an ad that highlighted a sexual accusation made against Moore.
Moore ended up losing his 2017 Senate race and the Democratic Party’s hit job campaign against him was a major reason why.
A federal jury awarded Republican Roy Moore $8.2 million in damages Friday after finding a Democrat super PAC defamed him in a TV ad during his 2017 U.S. Senate bid in Alabamahttps://t.co/raIYZMAgZL
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Alabama.com dropped these key details:
A federal jury awarded Republican Roy Moore $8.2 million in damages Friday after finding that a Democratic-aligned super PAC defamed him in an advertisement during the 2017 U.S. Senate race in Alabama.
Jurors found the Senate Majority PAC made false and defamatory statements against Moore in the ad that attempted to capitalize on a sexual misconduct accusation made against Moore during the 2017 race. The ruling was a victory for Moore who has lost other defamation lawsuits, including one against comedian Sacha Baron Cohen.
“We’re very thankful to God for an opportunity to help restore my reputation which was severely damaged by the 2017 election,” Moore said in a telephone interview.
Senate Majority PAC funded a group called Highway 31 that ran a $4 million advertising blitz against Moore.
Moore lost the 2017 race after a woman came forward to The Washington Post and said Moore sexually touched her in 1979 when she was 14 and he was a 32-year-old assistant district attorney. Moore denied the accusation. Other women said Moore dated them, or asked them out on dates, when they were older teens.
The lawsuit centered on one television commercial that recounted accusations against Moore in various news articles. Moore’s attorneys argued the ad, through the juxtaposition of statements, falsely claimed he solicited sex from young girls at a shopping mall, including another 14-year-old who was working as a Santa’s helper, and that resulted in him being banned from the mall.
Roy Moore wins $8.2 million defamation verdict. Except the allegations cost him the election. So the takeaway: it costs $8.2 million to swing an election. The Dem Super PAC will just have to raise that much more next time. pic.twitter.com/F3qhZMKFhl
— Viva Frei (@thevivafrei) August 13, 2022
Newsmax got the scoop too:
A federal jury awarded Republican Roy Moore $8.2 million in damages Friday after finding a Democratic-aligned super PAC defamed him in a TV ad recounting sexual misconduct accusations during his failed 2017 U.S. Senate bid in Alabama.
Jurors found the Senate Majority PAC made false and defamatory statements against Moore in one ad that attempted to highlight the accusations against Moore. The verdict, returned by a jury after a brief trial in Anniston, Alabama, was a victory for Moore, who has lost other defamation lawsuits, including one against comedian Sacha Baron Cohen.
“We’re very thankful to God for an opportunity to help restore my reputation which was severely damaged by the 2017 election,” Moore said in a telephone interview.
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