US presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard sued former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on charges of smearing and demanding $ 50 million in compensation.

Tulsi Gabbard, a Hawaiian congressman and Democratic presidential candidate, filed a petition in New York court, accusing the former Secretary of State in October last year of deliberately "misrepresenting" that Gabbard is "Russian property". , affecting the election campaign of this congressman, according to a lawsuit released on January 22.

"That defamatory statement caused Gabbard to lose potential sponsors, potential voters, who must hear these things. Gabbard suffered significant losses, estimated at over US $ 50 million," the lawsuit states. that no one controls the presidential campaign or Gabbard himself.

Gabbard's allegations stem from a Clinton interview with David Plouffe, a Democratic strategist, in October 2019. When discussing the main area in 2020, Clinton talked about a candidate, that "she is popular with Russians". "They support her in many ways and she probably will not give up because it is a Russian property," Clinton said.

A Clinton spokesman confirmed the former secretary of state was referring to Gabbard in the interview.

Earlier, the New York Times reported that Gabbard "showed signs of support" from Russian state media, saying a hashtag about her "seemed to be supported by a network of virtual accounts". However, there is no evidence to suggest the cooperation between this network and Gabbard's campaign.

Analysts doubted Gabbard's interpretation of Clinton's statement regarding Russia. There is little evidence that Clinton's comments affected Gabbard.

Gabbard sued Google in 2019, accusing the technology company of suspending her advertising campaign following the Democratic Party's first debate in June last year.