Trump Threatening To Sue ABC

[russian33]

Donald Trump has told New York Daily News columnist Lloyd Grove that ABC's Primetime Live is planning to start the new season Thursday with a "hit piece" about him. Grove reported that Trump's attorney has sent the network a blistering letter warning that he will sue if the segment damages Trump's reputation. The segment is to be fronted by Primetime correspondent Chris Cuomo, whose father is the former governor, Mario Cuomo. "Chris Cuomo has a conflict of interest," Trump told Grove. "You know, I called Mario Cuomo a major loser -- which he is - and perhaps the worst governor in the history of the state of New York -- which he, fortunately, was. His son is the correspondent. If somebody is calling my father a loser, I'd probably feel the same way." Trump also observed that he had taken The Apprentice to ABC first, "and then they started to nickel and dime us, and we went to NBC instead." Cuomo responded that he had repeatedly asked Trump for an interview but that Trump had refused.


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Sorry, that just made me laugh out loud.

[VoteJohn04_com]

1. Ok, Donald...

Ok, so I like Trump and all...but seriously...

He's threatening to sue if the report damages his reputation,
and yet the reason he is concerned this might happen is b/c
HE DAMAGED Cuomo's reputation by calling him a Loser and the
worst Gov. of NY ever...

Even if he's right about Cuomo...
Seems like a bit of a double standard :)

[Lavender Brown]

4. Even if he's right about Cuomo...

He isn't.

[Bake]

2. Trump is definitely a "public figure"

... within the meaning of the NY Times v. Sullivan case. So unless they flat out LIE about him with "actual malice" (knowing falsehood or reckless disregard of the truth) he's got no case.

Bake

[KamaAina]

3. Why? Are they threatening to expose his combover?

They better not send Sam Donaldson to report it :-)