If. This is a he said/she said. Impossible to prove or disprove. You don't think the Post, of all organizations, doesn't know how to protect itself when running with stories like this?
This whole story has been a political ploy from the beginning. Threatening a law suit is just more of the same.
It’s already gobe beyond he said....she said. The girl said he called her on her phone in the bedroom. The mother said she had no phone in her bedroom at the time.
The lawsuit only stands a chance if there is solid evidence of WAPO trying to buy false testimony - which has been rumored in at least one case to exist.
Otherwise, I believe you are correct - that this is an unfortunately necessary dance step in the political theater.