Overview

• Laura Loomer testified in her $150 million defamation suit that Bill Maher’s September 2024 joke falsely implying an affair with President Trump sparked a media frenzy that cost her a promised White House role.
• She said President Trump had initially instructed top aides like Susie Wiles to hire her in 2023 before retracting the offer after The New York Times reported concerns about her inflammatory past.
• In her deposition, Loomer estimated visiting Mar-a-Lago up to 30 times, traveling on Trump’s plane, and formally submitting her resume for an administration position.
• Loomer recounted that Trump campaign manager Chris LaCivita later barred her from his plane, attributing the ban to the controversy ignited by Maher’s remark.
• The testimony also highlights her self-described role as Trump’s “loyalty enforcer” and her heated feud with Marjorie Taylor Greene, whom she says Trump staff “can’t stand.”