POET threatening to sue democratic candidate

Biofuels producer POET is threatening to sue Democratic Iowa Attorney General Candidate Nate Willems for defamation over a campaign ad.

Willems’ campaign ad showcased criticizing incumbent Attorney General Brenna Bird for failing to take action against a POET plant that operated without proper pollution controls.

The biofuels company called the claims defamatory and threatened legal action unless the ad was pulled.

Willems has refused to retract the advertisement, stating that his campaign’s remarks are true and protected as political speech.