In a contentious legal battle, HBO and Bill Maher are attempting to silence Laura Loomer following a deposition leak that has stirred significant controversy.
HBO’s Legal Battle with Laura Loomer Over Deposition Leak
Gavin Newsom aims to combat Donald Trump and the erosion of American democracy, but HBO and Bill Maher are more focused on silencing Laura Loomer.
Good luck with that.
In a filing to Florida-based federal Judge James Moody on August 13, HBO stated, “It has come to Defendants’ attention that after Plaintiff needlessly filed her deposition on the public docket as part of unrelated objections, a copy of the unsealed exhibit was made available on the website CourtListener.” This occurred a few weeks after Loomer’s explosive interview with Maher’s lawyer, Katherine Bolger, and others was leaked.
HBO accuses Loomer, who filed a defamation lawsuit against HBO and Maher for $150 million in October 2024, of overstepping boundaries by discussing her deposition, which was not meant for public release. Loomer commented on the leak, noting that HBO’s attorneys stated, “Since yesterday, Plaintiff has Tweeted about this deposition three times in contravention of the Court’s Order.”
This saga began on September 22, 2024, when Maher speculated on-air about a supposed affair between Trump and Loomer. Maher humorously suggested, “I think it might be Laura Loomer,” implying that Loomer’s influence over the GOP candidate stemmed from a romantic connection. In her leaked deposition, Loomer expressed that Maher’s comments left her “smeared as a whore and as a groupie.”
“Bill Maher has no understanding of my personal life,” Loomer stated in the now resealed deposition. “He was reckless regarding the fact that I have a boyfriend. And he has no evidence that I had sex with President Trump. It’s just outrageous. And so as it relates to my situation, yes, it’s defamatory.”
This week, HBO is urging Judge Moody to restrain Loomer and prevent further leaks.
In that context, Loomer’s tweets from August 12 referenced her claim in the deposition that “several of President Trump’s staff have told me in confidence that Lindsey Graham is gay.” Loomer also targeted Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-FL) and Arby’s, while taking aim at the longtime South Carolina Senator and Trump loyalist.
I was under oath.
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I couldn’t lie.
— Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) August 13, 2025
On Thursday, Loomer’s lawyer, Larry Klayman, essentially told HBO and Maher to back off. “The tweets that Defendants reference that were made by Plaintiff Ms. Loomer actually show that she did not disclose or reveal any information in the sealed deposition,” he argued in his August 14 filing. “Ms. Loomer simply responded innocuously to inquiries posed by persons who had gained access to the deposition transcript through their own means. Thus, the bottom line is that she did not ‘use’ any of her deposition or discovery.”
Klayman concluded his filing by criticizing HBO and Maher for exploiting the leaked deposition and Loomer’s tweets, calling it a scheme to “drive up time, cost, and expense with a manufactured nonissue.”
Representatives for HBO and Bill Maher did not respond to Deadline’s request for comment on the latest legal developments.
Whether loved, hated, or simply wished to be left alone, Loomer has established herself as a significant player in Trump’s Washington. Although she lacks an official role in the administration—something Loomer attributes to Maher’s comments about her and Trump—she has allegedly targeted National Security Council and CIA staffers, as well as some of RFK Jr’s staff.
On Thursday, HBO and Maher’s lawyers returned to court, pushing Judge Moody to compel Loomer and Klayman to produce documents necessary for the nearing end of discovery. They also questioned Loomer about any evidence of “a single social relationship that has been harmed” by Maher’s remarks. More importantly, HBO and Maher want Loomer to identify anyone who mistakenly believed that she and President Trump had a sexual relationship due to their statements.
In other words, “Plaintiff argues that her sitting for a deposition somehow alleviates her obligation to produce responsive documents and answer interrogatories. That is not the law. Parties do not get to pick and choose which discovery vehicles they prefer to engage with.”
