It's tough. As I noted earlier about the NYT article, in the US, the requirement for libel against a public figure is 'actual malice', which means knowingly saying things that aren't true, or saying them with reckless disregard for the truth. In Trump's case, he's largely citing conspiracy theories that exist elsewhere, and it wouldn't be hard for him to plead that since they're already out in the public record, he had no reason to dismiss them. It would be a lot easier to make the case against the websites that are publishing the theories (but a poor tradeoff for the Clintons, as it would look even more like a coverup).
Makes sense. So I guess this is why he wants to 'open up' the libel laws. Given his current behavior that could backfire spectacularly but I guess he means open them up for himself only.
Makes sense. So I guess this is why he wants to 'open up' the libel laws. Given his current behavior that could backfire spectacularly but I guess he means open them up for himself only.
Yeah, a good question is how he wants to change them (I don't think he knows, beyond simply making it easier for him to sue). He spoke of making it "when they write purposely negative and horrible and false articles, we can sue them". Which is actually exactly what the current law is. I could see him wanting to change the burden of proof though to be more like in Canada and Britain where the burden of proof is on the defendant.
Trump is now delving into international banking conspiracy theories (led by those people). How much longer, I wonder, until his speeches start including word-for-word excerpts from "The Protocols of the Elders of Zion"?
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Trump is now delving into international banking conspiracy theories (led by those people). How much longer, I wonder, until his speeches start including word-for-word excerpts from "The Protocols of the Elders of Zion"?
I mean, he's accusing her of treason basically.
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