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TexasTowelie

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Tue Aug 16, 2022, 11:50 AM Aug 2022

Conspiracy theorist Mellissa Carone won't shut up, so a Republican clerk sued her

The Republican clerk of Shelby Township has sued election conspiracy theorist Mellissa Carone for defamation, saying she falsely accused him of taking several bribes and running “illegal elections.”

The lawsuit filed Friday in Macomb County Circuit Court marks the latest clash between Michigan Republicans who are turning on themselves less than three months before the general election.

Shelby Township Clerk Stan Grot alleged Carone repeatedly spread false, inflammatory information about him on social media.

Carone, a bombastic Donald Trump loyalist, was parodied on Saturday Night Live for her outlandish testimony as Rudy Giuliani’s “star” witness during a legislative election-fraud hearing.

Read more: https://www.metrotimes.com/news/conspiracy-theorist-mellissa-carone-wont-shut-up-so-a-republican-clerk-sued-her-30822517

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Conspiracy theorist Mellissa Carone won't shut up, so a Republican clerk sued her (Original Post) TexasTowelie Aug 2022 OP
Just dessert. dchill Aug 2022 #1
That's the same Millissa Carone as seen on SNL. multigraincracker Aug 2022 #2
Is she the woman that Rudy farted on? NewDayOranges Aug 2022 #3
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