Laura Loomer loses defamation case against Bill Maher over his joke that she had sex with Donald Trump

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsLaura Loomer loses defamation case against Bill Maher over his joke that she had sex with Donald TrumpJudge throws out far-right activist’s $150M defamation claim after finding that ‘no reasonable person’ would take HBO comedian seriouslyAlex Woodward in New York Wednesday 22 April 2026 23:03 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2963127","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/laura-loomer-bill-maher-lawsuit-trump-joke-b2963127.html","title":"Judge throws out Laura Loomer’s defamation lawsuit against Bill Maher "}}CloseTrump advisor Laura Loomer called out for her history of anti-India tweetsSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US po...