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Democratic Party Adds New Lawyer in Defamation Case in ‘Deliberate’ Effort to Circumvent the Law, Plaintiff Says

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Tyler O'Neil
Oct 15, 2025
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After a judge ordered Virginia Democrat governor nominee Abigail Spanberger to give sworn answers in a defamation case against the Virginia Democratic Party, the Democrats hired a new lawyer in what the plaintiff says is a transparent effort to cocoon Spanberger from political peril ahead of the November election.

Thomas Speciale, a retired Army intellig…

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