Maureen Stemberg’s high-profile lawyer Gloria Allred requested that the gag order on the case be lifted so that her client “can speak about his testimony, his statements, his conduct, and their interactions.” The request was denied because Allred never submitted an official motion in court.

Admittedly, it’s Gloria Allred, so this is something you automatically have to take with a grain of salt. But it looks like there might be something there:

At the time of the divorce, Romney was the owner and chief executive of Bain Capital, a private equity firm that invested $650,000 in Staples to help the office supply company open its first store in Brighton in 1986. In total, Bain Capital invested about $2.5 million in Staples and reaped a $13 million profit when the company went public in 1989. Romney sat on the Staples board of directors.

Of course, this would require believing that Mitt Romney is willing to lie to protect his own interests, has no personal integrity, is greedy as fuck and doesn’t really give a shit if he’s caught in a lie. That’s an awfully hard pill to swallow, no doubt about it. But sometimes, it’s necessary that we just suspend our utter shock and disbelief to accord for new facts as they arise. I’m just worried that his well-earned reputation for decency and sincerity will never recover after this.