“This isn’t a court. All he needs is the money to buy the ad and USA Today’s willingness to publish it.”
He demands that Barry show up at a place certain, at a date certain and deliver a whole laundry list of evidence going back to his college days. That’s what a Court does.
A court has the power to subpoena - - this guy doesn’t.
He can demand until he’s blue in the face. Means nothing.