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Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Tulsi Gabbard has filed a defamation lawsuit against 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. The lawsuit focuses on Clinton’s comments in October that Russia was “grooming�� a Democratic presidential candidate, saying, “She’s a favorite of the Russians.�� "I'm not making any predictions, but I think they've got their eye on somebody who is currently in the Democratic primary and are grooming her to be the third-party candidate," Clinton said, speaking on a podcast with David Plouffe, a former adviser to President Barack Obama. READ THE FULL COMPLAINT HEREWhile Clinton didn’t target Gabbard by name, the Congresswoman from Hawaii was one of five women in the race for president at that time �� Sen. Kamala Harris, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Marianne Williamson were the others �� and the only one who has been accused of being boosted by Russia, according to a report from the New York Times. The lawsuit, which was filed in New York, alleges Clinton “deliberately and maliciously made false statements in an attempt to derail Rep. Gabbard’s campaign, by alleging that Gabbard is a ‘Russian asset.’”Gabbard’s lawyers are seeking compensatory damages and an injunction banning further publication of Clinton’s statements made on an October podcast.(Video above: Tulsi Gabbard on Hillary Clinton's Bernie Sanders comments: 'This isn't high school')