On July 15, federal court judge Leonie Brinkema denied Stefan Halper’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit that had been brought against him by Svetlana Lokhova. In her lawsuit, Lokhova claimed that Halper had “defamed and disparaged” Lokhova to the publishers of her forthcoming book and had falsely accused her of “knowingly publishing” statements that were “false.” Lokhova claimed that Halper’s accusations were not only untrue, but they were also designed to prevent the forthcoming publication of her book, “The Spider: Stefan A. Halper and the Dark Web of a Coup.”
But it wasn’t the denial of Halper’s motion that’s been making waves in SpyGate circles; it’s comments made by the judge about Halper’s interactions with the FBI. On July 20, it was reported that Judge Brinkema stated that Halper “may have made clear misstatements to the FBI” and may be responsible for “some falsehoods” about Michael Flynn and Lokhova….