When do Trump's nasty tweets become libel?

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4. It's an ugly chapter

Defamation—also calumny, vilification, and traducement—is the communication of a false statement that harms the reputation of an individual person, business, product, group, government, religion, or nation.

Libel is defined as defamation by written or printed words, pictures, or in any form other than by spoken words or gestures. The law of libel originated in the 17th century in England. With the growth of publication came the growth of libel and development of the tort of libel.

"I did not have sexual relations with that woman" was an untrue statement that caused harm as it led to damaging, public malignment of a woman who had testified truthfully in a court proceeding.

The results will be clear when people line up here to trash her again.