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10. It's deliberately hard to sue for libel for public figures

Reply to uppityperson (Original post)

Sat Jul 1, 2017, 03:44 PM

Jul 2017

You have to be able to not only prove malice but also actual harm. I think it's hard to prove Trump's idiotic tweets cause harm to the recipients. They arguably cause more harm to Trump himself.

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When do Trump's nasty tweets become libel? [View all] uppityperson Jul 2017 OP

There have been several that cross that line by definition but IANAL. onecaliberal Jul 2017 #1

Is that really a road we would want to go down? loyalsister Jul 2017 #2

What? uppityperson Jul 2017 #3

It's an ugly chapter loyalsister Jul 2017 #4

seriously? we should ignore donnie's multiple, outrageous string of libels because unblock Jul 2017 #5

I'm saying be careful or look like hypocrites loyalsister Jul 2017 #6

There's zero hypocrisy here. Clinton paid a price for his mistakes. unblock Jul 2017 #7

Calling out libel after defending it is a problem loyalsister Jul 2017 #8

So we should give Donnie a free pass on his treatment of women and his lies unblock Jul 2017 #9

Criticize it without trying to fit it into a civil violation loyalsister Jul 2017 #11

The passage of a couple of decades unblock Jul 2017 #12

Thank you uppityperson Jul 2017 #14

What exactly did Clinton say that could be madinmaryland Jul 2017 #16

Thank you for clarifying. I very much disagree with what you write, specifically saying let Don uppityperson Jul 2017 #13

It's deliberately hard to sue for libel for public figures mythology Jul 2017 #10

Thank you, there is that. Eom uppityperson Jul 2017 #15