I am reluctant to dignify his hatchet job with a lengthy reply, but some of his claims are so defamatory that they should be addressed, if only for the record.
The defamatory claims are all about the current state governor.
mnli hypothesis: The defamatory claims are all about the current state governor. premise: I am reluctant to dignify his hatchet job with a lengthy reply, but some of his claims are so defamatory that they should be addressed, if only for the record.