Presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard is suing Hillary Clinton for calling her a "Russian asset"

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is claiming damages of $50 million after Hillary Clinton called her a "Russian asset" in an interview, reports The Guardian.

From the filing: "Clinton's false assertions were made in a deliberate attempt to derail Tulsi's presidential campaign. The defamatory statements have caused Tulsi to lose potential donors and potential voters who heard the defamatory statements. Tulsi has suffered significant actual damages, personally and professionally, that are estimated to exceed $50m - and continue to this day."

From the article:

Gabbard's allegations stem from an interview Clinton conducted with the Democratic strategist, author and podcaster David Plouffe in October 2019. Discussing the 2020 primary field, Clinton said of one candidate: "She is a favourite of the Russians.

"They have a bunch of sites and bots and other ways of supporting her so far. And, that's assuming Jill Stein [the Green Party nominee for president in 2016, who received favourable coverage from Russian state media] will give it up, which she might not because she's also a Russian asset. Yeah, she's a Russian asset."

Image by United States Congress - Office of Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, Public Domain, Link