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In reply to the discussion: Biden Press Secretary Jen Psaki Called Out for 'Homophobic' Tweet Mocking Lindsey Graham as 'Lady G' [View all]former9thward
(33,424 posts)You have to look at the cases, not snippets you get from google. The Court of Appeals threw out the defamation claim and sent it back to the trial court. Settled for "an undisclosed sum" which in the legal world means they gave him $10,000 to get rid of a nuisance lawsuit. The Appeals Court cited SC precedent on the defamation when they tossed that claim. Any lawyer will tell you when you lose at the Court of Appeals you are done.
How much did Tom Cruise get from his suit against "a gay porn actor"? He got jack. Again look at the case. The porn guy defaulted on the suit. Which means he did not bother going to court to contest the suit. Micky Mouse could be the lawyer if no one contests your claim.
Jurors can be dazzled by Hollywood actors, which BTW Jesse Ventura was more than a politician, but when the cases go up they almost always get shot down in appeals.
You are not going to find an elected politician in modern times who ever got anything from a defamation suit. But since you know better why don't you go handle those suits? Public figures and politicians are called every name in the book on sites like these, along with implicating them in no end of CTs. Why are they not suing internet sites?