Roy Moore finally sues his accusers

It’s finally happened. Long after there is any obvious gain, Roy Moore fired his incompetent former attorneys and hired one with an appearance of professionalism. The complaint looks decent, but paragraph 12 contains a provably false statement: “No hint of scandal has ever attended any of his contests for public office from the time he first ran for circuit judge in 1982 until his success in the two Senate primary elections in 2017, a period of 45 years.” This ignores that Roy Moore was censured and removed from the bench for failing to comply with a court order. That is surely scandalous.

So already, Melissa Isaak’s complaint written on behalf of Moore is on thin ice. Subsequent paragraphs contain no factual allegations of falsity, but merely insinuations and character evidence, until paragraphs 36 and 39, which specifically provide direct evidence of some of the accusers’ bias against Roy Moore:

“Hagedorn admitted to “drug offenses” and “prison” but failed to disclose that after serving prison sentences for trafficking and possession of cocaine, he was subsequently held in contempt of court by Judge Moore on May 18, 1994 for non-payment of past-due alimony and child support amounting with interest to $63,154.33. The following day, Judge Moore issued an income withholding for monthly payments of $600 against that arrearage.”

“In a televised news conference on November 13, 2017, Nelson further stated that she was attacked “as a child” and was frightened by Judge Moore’s position and power. “I am…