Judge finds Elon Musk, Kristi Noem engaged in premeditated campaign to smear ex-FEMA official

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Federal judge U.S. Magistrate Judge William Fitzpatrick found Elon Musk and Kristi Noem, among others, engaged in a coordinated campaign to spread false information about former FEMA official Mary Comans.
Comans, the former chief financial officer at FEMA, was fired without cause in February 2025, but a press release falsely accused her of circumventing agency leaders to make payments for undocumented migrants' luxury hotels.
The court found that senior officials, including Noem and Musk, made false statements about Comans, with Musk sharing her photo on X and falsely accusing her of criminal action.
Judge Fitzpatrick stated that the campaign was "premeditated" and intended to "disseminate false and derogatory information" about Comans, calling Musk's social media post "state sanctioned intimidation."
The judge also noted that Noem and Corey Lewandowski provided false information about Comans to Laura Loomer for dissemination.

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