Representatives for Florida Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna issued a cease-and-desist letter to Democratic challenger Leela Gray and her campaign over claims Luna “gave inside information to a donor” in a political advertisement published on Grey's "X" account this week.
The advertisement also cites the Tampa Bay Times as a source for the claim.
The letter says the following regarding the matter.
"Your advertisement is false. It is also demonstrably not supported by the source it cites, which is a source your Advertisement materially alters in order to manufacture the accusation it makes," it states. "We write further regarding related false statements you have made on your social media and in broadcast interviews asserting that Rep. Luna enriched herself while in office, and trades stock. These statements are also verifiably false and are refuted by her publicly available financial disclosures. "We demand that you immediately cease and desist from any further publication, broadcast, distribution, or promotion of the Advertisement, claims that she has gotten “rich” while in office, claims that she sells stock, or any similar false claims."
Moreover, the letter goes on to assert Grey's cited the Tampa Bay Times article “Anna Paulina Luna had insider info, may have helped influencer make the bet" with the qualifier “may have” refrained from the post.
"That deletion is not a stylistic change. It is the difference between a hedged report of an unverified allegation and an...
Representatives for Florida Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna issued a cease-and-desist letter to Democratic challenger Leela Gray and her campaign over claims Luna “gave inside information to a don...