Legal Opinion
Ida Maxwell Wells v. G. Gordon Liddy, Phillip MacKin Bailley, Movant
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 28, 1999No. 98-1962PublishedCited by 240 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
Ida Maxwell “Maxie” Wells, who was a secretary at the Democratic National Committee (DNC) for a short time in 1972, filed a defamation action against G. Gordon Liddy stemming from his advocation of an alternative theory explaining the purpose of the June 17, 1972, Watergate break-in. During several public appearances and on a world wide web site Liddy stated that the burglars’ objective during the Watergate break-in was to determine whether the Democrats possessed information embarrassing to John Dean. 1 More specifically, Liddy asserted that the burglars were…
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