Herschel Walker to sue Daily Beast over report he paid for abortion in 2009

Posted Wednesday, October 5, 2022 10:34 am

Seth McLaughlin | The Washington Times

Herschel Walker, the GOP Senate nominee in Georgia, said Monday that he plans to sue a news website after it reported he paid a woman to have an abortion in 2009.

Mr. Walker said a story the Daily Beast posted Monday is a “flat-out lie” and said, “I deny this in the strongest possible terms.”

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Herschel Walker to sue Daily Beast over report he paid for abortion in 2009

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