Her backing down says she knows this is a forgery at this point. She could still claim she didn’t know it was a forgery when she brought her client forward with these claims, but at what point does she become an accomplice to libel?
known or should have known. Due diligence. She can’t falsely accuse a criminal act. She is dancing about lying to a judge by not filing suit and demanding a senate hearing from the eunuchs there.