wally Wrote:
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> Morons abound Wrote:
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> > Yo, dipshits -- public figures cannot sue for
> > libel. Give it up. Not gonna happen.
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> Yes, they can.
In rare circumstances. When you combine the fact that it was the most respected newspaper in the country, fuggedaboudit.
And
https://www.legalmatch.com/law-library/article/defamation-defenses-scope-of-public-figures.html (among others) for a reference, in case Google is too tricky for you.
Plus, of course, the fact that such a suit would involve discovery, which would mean Trump would be giving testimony. Even his own lawyers know how that would come out--not well, not for Trump.