The Los Angeles Fire Department chief, who was removed in February over the department’s response to the raging wildfires, accused LA Mayor Karen Bass of waging a “misinformation” campaign against her.

In a tort claim filed Wednesday, Kristin Crowley alleged that Bass “orchestrated a campaign of misinformation, defamation, and retaliation” to shift blame over city leadership’s inadequate response to the natural disaster earlier this year.

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