Right-wing activist Laura Loomer’s newly released deposition in her defamation lawsuit against HBO host Bill Maher shows she claims Donald Trump offered her campaign and future White House roles in both 2023 and 2024. Loomer argues Maher’s on-air suggestion that she "might be" sleeping with the former president damaged those prospects and other potential media earnings, forming the basis of her suit. Transcript excerpts published by Mediaite and The Bulwark capture a combative exchange in which Loomer defends past insults aimed at Vice President Kamala Harris and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. Greene and Loomer reignited their long-running feud this week after Greene denounced Loomer’s rhetoric as racist, prompting Loomer to double down with vulgar social-media barbs that surfaced during the deposition. Loomer’s influence was felt beyond the courtroom: her late-July accusations that former CISA chief Jen Easterly "silenced Trump supporters" preceded West Point’s decision to withdraw Easterly’s appointment as a distinguished chair, according to multiple accounts of the episode. The deposition and West Point fallout arrive amid intensifying schisms on the right, with figures such as Nick Fuentes and Candace Owens trading allegations of bad faith and establishment collusion. Commentators warn the open infighting could complicate Republican efforts to unify ahead of the 2026 elections.