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A Republican who unsuccessfully challenged Rep. Maxine Waters, D-La, for her seat in November 2020 is seeking just about $100,000 in the veteran politician and her committee for attorneys’ charges and expenditures related to his libel and slander lawsuit against her which was reinstated on charm. P