Oregon GOP Senator Threatens Lawsuit Over Claims of China Ties
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Oregon Republican state senator David Brock Smith threatened to sue House candidate Ben Edtl and former radio host Rob Taylor for spreading claims linking him to the Chinese Communist Party.
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Edtl leads the Republican Unity PAC targeting Brock Smith, including a highway billboard calling him "made in China."
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The PAC falsely claims a law Brock Smith sponsored enabled Chinese billionaire Chen Tianqiao to become Oregon's largest private landowner.
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Taylor lost his radio show after repeating Republican Unity PAC's claims, which he blames on Brock Smith and allies pressuring the station owner.
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Along with opponent Todd Vaughn, Brock Smith faces attacks ahead of the May Republican primary that Osborne calls "shameful" and "dishonest."