Gateway Pundit failed in its effort to protect its existence through a fraudulent bankruptcy filing, as a bankruptcy judge in Florida ruled the company sought the legal protections in “bad faith,” the Washington Post reports.
Southern District of Florida bankruptcy judge Mindy Mora ruled that the defamation suits brought by Fulton County, Georgia election workers Rudy Freeman and Shaye Moss and election technology company Dominion Voting Systems may proceed. Mora noted Gateway Pundits’ assets were valued at 22 times the company’s debts, with $3 million in revenue in 2023.
“In this unusual bankruptcy case, truth is at the center of all disputes. Lack of truthful disclosure, theories based upon half-truths, claims for which truth could provide a defense — all possibilities are on display,” Mora wrote in her decision. “Litigation about truth pushed [Gateway Pundit] to file bankruptcy, but that unusual twist does not alter the Court’s duty to remain focused on bankruptcy issues.”