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Former Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley has lodged a claim against the city, accusing Mayor Karen Bass of engaging in a "smear campaign" against her.

Crowley "demands that Bass immediately cease and desist her defamatory and illegal public smear campaign of Crowley, retract her false statements about Crowley, and apologize for lying about Crowley," the filing obtained by Fox News Digital declares.

She is seeking damages of greater than $25,000.

LA MAYOR BASS DELAYS PALISADES FIRE REPORT AT DOJ'S REQUEST AMID PROBE

"Kristin Crowley, a 25-year veteran of the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), has filed a tort claim alleging that Mayor Karen Bass orchestrated a campaign of misinformation, defamation, and retaliation

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