An attorney representing Tucker Carlson on Monday filed a legal complaint against a pro-Tucker Carlson super PAC, The Daily Beast reports.
Harmeet Dhillon, the far-right former Fox News host’s lawyer, filed a cease-and-decease letter against the “Draft Tucker PAC” that alleges the group is trying to raise money using Carlson’s “image and likeness,” according to The Beast, which obtained a copy of the letter.
The letter is addressed to the PAC’s treasurer Elizabeth Curtis, and executive director Charlie Kolean,
“It has come to Mr. Carlson’s attention that you are soliciting contributions and donor contact information from the public by representing that the funds will be used to draft Mr. Tucker to run for President in 2024,” the letter said.
Dhillon, a conservative who was recently an RNC chair candidate, in the letter, insists Carlson has no intention of running for president in 2024.
“Mr. Carlson will not run for President in 2024 under any circumstances, and therefore your misrepresentations are damaging to Mr. Carlson and defrauding his supporters.
“If you do not immediately cease and desist your efforts to solicit money to ‘draft’ Mr. Carlson, we will use every legal means at our disposal to vindicate his rights and protect his supporters from these misrepresentations.”
The letter accuses the PAC of soliciting donations without Carlson’s approval.
“You are using Mr. Carlson’s name and image for the value associated with it, trading on his good name to raise money for an organization Mr. Carlson does not support and for a goal he expressly and unreservedly stated he will never pursue,” the letter said.
“You appear to be using Mr. Carlson’s name, image, and likeness for your own benefit, including by raising money using Mr. Carlson’s name that you are using to pay yourselves and collecting a valuable list of donor’s contact information that you can then sell or lease for more profit.”
The PAC apparently deactivated its Twitter account shortly after the letter was sent, the report said.
The PAC on Friday tweeted, "It’s time to draft Tucker Carlson."
"Republicans need a new leader that can stand up to Biden," the tweet added.
