FW: Defamation by the LNC Chair? I Demand a Retraction

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From: Andrew Chadderdon <andrew.c...@lp.org>
Sent: Monday, March 2, 2026 12:29:58 AM (UTC+00:00) Monrovia, Reykjavik
To: Steven Nekhaila <steven....@lp.org>
Cc: LNC Board <lncb...@lp.org>; lnc-public_forward <lnc-publi...@lp.org>
Subject: Defamation by the LNC Chair? I Demand a Retraction

Re: "Notice Thread for March Special Monthly Meeting" email thread

Mr. Chair,

You specifically claimed yesterday in the above mentioned email thread that I committed a crime against you in violation of Florida's two-party consent / wiretapping prohibition.

That statute is § 934.03, which provides that "Interception and disclosure of wire, oral, or electronic communications prohibited.—"

(1) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, any person who:

(b) Intentionally uses, endeavors to use, or procures any other person to use or endeavor to use any electronic, mechanical, or other device to intercept any oral communication when: [...]

Statute § 934.02 defines "oral communication" thusly:

(2) "Oral communication" means any oral communication uttered by a person exhibiting an expectation that such communication is not subject to interception under circumstances justifying such expectation and does not mean any public oral communication uttered at a public meeting or any electronic communication.

As a threshold matter, the Libertarian Party is incorporated as a DC nonprofit corporation, and I am located in Michigan. Both DC and Michigan are one-party consent jurisdictions. I was a party to the conversation. Under the law of both the corporation's domicile and my own, no crime was committed.

Even under the Florida statute you invoke: you made your comments in the recording during an informal discussion amongst the board of directors of a DC nonprofit corporation, specifically investigating misconduct allegations against yourself, corporate counsel, and other members of the LNC. I am a director of that corporation, and additionally am a representative of 15 state parties affiliated with the National Libertarian Party. It is my duty as a member of this board and a director of this corporation to report such conduct outside the confines of that discussion.

Furthermore, you have based your claim on the assertion that this was a disclosure of confidential executive session content and/or attorney-client privileged communications. There are no elements of either in this disclosure. If you disagree, cite them.

You had no reasonable expectation of privacy in this discussion, and as such Florida's wiretapping statute does not apply to it by its own terms. Publicly accusing a fellow director of felony criminal conduct without legal basis carries its own consequences. I demand an immediate retraction of your accusation and a public apology.

Andrew Chadderdon

Region 1 Rep | Libertarian National Committee

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From: Andrew Watkins <andrew....@lp.org>
Sent: Monday, March 2, 2026 6:17:02 PM (UTC+00:00) Monrovia, Reykjavik
To: Andrew Chadderdon <andrew.c...@lp.org>; Steven Nekhaila <steven....@lp.org>

Cc: LNC Board <lncb...@lp.org>; lnc-public_forward <lnc-publi...@lp.org>

Subject: Re: Defamation by the LNC Chair? I Demand a Retraction

I would also request more clarity and citations on this please.

Andrew Watkins

At Large | Libertarian National Committee

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From: Andrew Chadderdon <andrew.c...@lp.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 1, 2026 7:29:58 PM

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From: Steven Nekhaila <steven....@lp.org>
Sent: Monday, March 2, 2026 6:31:26 PM (UTC+00:00) Monrovia, Reykjavik
To: Andrew Watkins <andrew....@lp.org>; Andrew Chadderdon <andrew.c...@lp.org>

Cc: LNC Board <lncb...@lp.org>; lnc-public_forward <lnc-publi...@lp.org>
Subject: Re: Defamation by the LNC Chair? I Demand a Retraction

Dear Colleagues,

Florida is a two-party consent state; private meetings are covered under this law. I did not consent to being recorded and was under an expectation of privacy.

Mr. Chadderdons recording and subsequent release of a private, privileged conversation, deprives me of my right to privacy.

There were also individuals on the call in California and DC who had their right to privacy violated.

This is not the forum I wish to litigate this.

I do believe an apology should come from Mr. Chadderdon for violating the committee's trust as well as two-party consent.

Furthermore, Mr. Chadderdon repeatedly throws around the word "investigation". He has not been given authority to investigate anything; this is a self-proclaimed action and is anything but official, quite the contrary.

Mr. Chadderdon was given the opportunity to have his questions answered, he used that as an opportunity to film his colleagues and apparently probe. Mr. Chadderdon and Mr. Martin assured Mr. Hall and I that if the written answers were provided they would not be leaked, which was the main concern of putting privileged legal answers into writing.

Mr. Chadderdon and Mr. Martin both agreed.

The written answers were quickly made public and advertised on X by Mr. Martin.

The meeting was recorded in secret by Mr. Chadderdon and released.

Every opportunity to establish trust was rejected.

Sincerely,

Steven Nekhaila

Chairman, LNC

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From: Andrew Watkins <andrew....@lp.org>
Sent: Monday, March 2, 2026 1:17:02 PM

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From: Austin Martin <austin...@lp.org>
Sent: Monday, March 2, 2026 6:59:33 PM (UTC+00:00) Monrovia, Reykjavik
To: Steven Nekhaila <steven....@lp.org>; Andrew Watkins <andrew....@lp.org>; Andrew Chadderdon <andrew.c...@lp.org>

Cc: LNC Board <lncb...@lp.org>; lnc-public_forward <lnc-publi...@lp.org>
Subject: Re: Defamation by the LNC Chair? I Demand a Retraction

Mr. Chair, 

About your email, are you now changing your story of "executive session" being breached? 

Enquiring minds want to know. 

Austin Martin

R1

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From: Steven Nekhaila <steven....@lp.org>
Sent: Monday, March 2, 2026 8:31:26 AM