From Judge Emmet G. Sullivan (D.D.C.) today in Bobulinski v. Hutchinson:
The following facts are taken from the allegations in the Complaint, which the Court assumes are true for the purposes of deciding this motion and construes in Mr. Bobulinski's favor. Mr. Bobulinski is a "decorated Navy veteran and successful businessman." After his military service, Mr. Bobulinski joined Hunter Biden in or around 2017 as a business partner serving as CEO of SinoHawk Holdings, "a company designed to find investments in the United States." Mr. Bobulinski subsequently "confirmed to the United States Senate the veracity of [] emails [indicating] that Joe Biden was involved with his son's business dealings with foreign nations, and that the Biden family accepted money from foreign nations."
"On November 1, 2020, Mr. Bobulinski attended one of President Trump['s] campaign rallies in Rome, Georgia, and briefly met with Mark Meadows, President Trump's Chief of Staff, during the rally." Ms. Hutchinson served as principal assistant to Mr. Meadows; and in September 2023 published a book entitled, Enough. In the book, Ms. Hutchinson describes the meeting between Mr. Bobulinski and Mr. Meadows at the campaign rally as follows:
In the shadows of the bleachers, I observed Mark and Tony Bobulinski's interaction through a gap in the vehicles. When they said their goodbyes, I saw Mark hand Tony what appeared to be a folded sheet of paper or a small envelope.
Bobulinski alleges that Ms. Cassidy's statement is false: "at no point did Mr. Meadows hand Mr. Bobulinski any sheet of paper or envelope."
Mr. Bobulinski alleges that Ms. Hutchinson "made this accusation to imply that Mr. Bobulinski was involved with some sort of shady business dealing with Mr. Meadows," and that her commentary and juxtaposition of other facts creates a "defamatory implication." In support, he quotes the following text:
