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bigtree

(85,974 posts) Fri Oct 23, 2020, 09:24 PM Oct 2020

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Nuts!

Helen Kennedy @HelenKennedy 39m
Jared and Ivanka demand the removal of the Lincoln Project’s unflattering Times Square billboards, threaten ruinous lawsuits.

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Nuts! (Original Post) bigtree Oct 2020 OP

Source of the quote Ms. Toad Oct 2020 #1

They are polical public people. Ilsa Oct 2020 #2

Has Jar-Jar been taped making that statement? denbot Oct 2020 #3

See the first reply for his quote source. nt Ilsa Oct 2020 #4

Business Insider bigtree Oct 2020 #5

Many years ago when I was J-school, I studied libel law. greatauntoftriplets Oct 2020 #6

Easiest solution, just lock up Jared and Ivanka. Seems that's the tRump solution to things. n/t RKP5637 Oct 2020 #7

Ms. Toad

(33,992 posts)

1. Source of the quote

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Fri Oct 23, 2020, 09:28 PM

Oct 2020

According to another attendee, Kushner then began to rail against the governor: “Cuomo didn’t pound the phones hard enough to get PPE for his state…. His people are going to suffer and that’s their problem.”

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/09/jared-kushner-let-the-markets-decide-covid-19-fate

Ilsa

(61,690 posts)

2. They are polical public people.

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Fri Oct 23, 2020, 09:28 PM

Oct 2020

They are fair game, IMO.

denbot

(9,898 posts)

3. Has Jar-Jar been taped making that statement?

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Fri Oct 23, 2020, 09:29 PM

Oct 2020

Doesn’t matter as they are public figures, and definitely don’t want to see lawsuits over false or otherwise personal attacks.

Ilsa

(61,690 posts)

4. See the first reply for his quote source. nt

Reply to denbot (Reply #3)

Fri Oct 23, 2020, 09:31 PM

Oct 2020

bigtree

(85,974 posts)

5. Business Insider

Reply to denbot (Reply #3)

Fri Oct 23, 2020, 09:34 PM

Oct 2020

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greatauntoftriplets

(175,729 posts)

6. Many years ago when I was J-school, I studied libel law.

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Fri Oct 23, 2020, 09:39 PM

Oct 2020

That looks like fair comment on a public figure to me. Jarvanka can go to hell.

RKP5637

(67,086 posts)

7. Easiest solution, just lock up Jared and Ivanka. Seems that's the tRump solution to things. n/t

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Fri Oct 23, 2020, 09:39 PM

Oct 2020

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