Senator Elizabeth Warren has formally pushed back against a threatened defamation claim from Changpeng “CZ” Zhao’s legal team, saying any lawsuit would be without merit.

The exchange centers on a social media post Warren made on Oct. 23 and the lawyers’ competing accounts of what her post meant and whether it repeats information already in public records.

Warren’s Lawyer Pushes Back

According to a letter filed by Warren’s attorney, Ben Stafford, the senator relied on public DOJ materials and court records when she commented about the matter.

Stafford wrote that a defamation suit would lack legal basis and that public statements from the US Department of Justice were the source for key factual points.

Reports have disclosed that Stafford’s response stressed First Amendment protecti

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