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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsEliot Rosewater
(31,121 posts)This is actionable even as he is a public figure.
Chemisse
(30,817 posts)What makes this libelous (or slanderous if spoken)? Did they say?
Gabi Hayes
(28,795 posts)Cary
(11,746 posts)Also have to show malice, and that's not so easy.
Gabi Hayes
(28,795 posts)that said, may he never have a moment's peace
Ms. Toad
(34,101 posts)Malice, in defamation, essentially means he knew it was false and published it anyway.
Which also is a problem because his ability to distinguish between true and false is not necessarily easily established.
Amaryllis
(9,525 posts)Ms. Toad
(34,101 posts)Amaryllis
(9,525 posts)Chemisse
(30,817 posts)madinmaryland
(64,933 posts)bdamomma
(63,923 posts)from the true story how he is involved with Putin. What total BS this jerk continues to throw out to American's.
Response to randr (Original post)
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madokie
(51,076 posts)He's a cool cat, smart as a whip and looks at the big picture. Awesome dude our President Obama
President Obama will always be President to me.
mnmoderatedem
(3,729 posts)that was soooo sweet.
IIRC the right wing was attacking the media over that moment, as not sitting back and let a false statement pass constitutes liberal bias...
triron
(22,023 posts)madokie
(51,076 posts)he'll burn over all this.
The day is coming when he'll rue the day he decided to take on President Obama as well as decide to run for the pResidency
dRumpF will never be president in my eyes, never
triron
(22,023 posts)Its just now getting fun
GWC58
(2,678 posts)President & Trump!
moonscape
(4,673 posts)T because I can't accept that he's 45.
HipChick
(25,485 posts)he's just a blabbermouth...a coward...
Gabi Hayes
(28,795 posts)put him and his radio station out of business the way trump's buddy did to gawker
These pricks need to be taught that they cannot lie with impunity. And ruining a few of them financially would throw cold-water on the whole "fake-news" industry.
Gothmog
(145,619 posts)Obama could sue trump
Saboburns
(2,807 posts)But peope told me I was wrong. I've started numerous threads about, wishing somebody would shout it out loud on TeeVee. "Donald Trump lied and committed Libel".
But no I kept getting shot down.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028749577
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028749253
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028747806
I been trying brother. Even with the push back.
Motownman78
(491 posts)Saboburns
(2,807 posts)A keyboard?
I could use a little help here.
Bengus81
(6,933 posts)He'd LOVE yet ANOTHER distraction of a Libel suit. I wouldn't do a damn thing and let Trump keep getting hammered by the press and stewing because Obama won't pick a fight.
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,045 posts)tRump is always libeling Obama.
If the Original Post is going to have content it would say what the libel consisted of and what was the context. Was it an interview, a live press conference, a phone in, a file clip from October, ... What? Nothing.
Saboburns
(2,807 posts)We don't Obama to say a word about it.
Just our talking heads and then echoed by our Politicians.
The narrative to this whole sordid episode should be written by us and should be "Donald Trump lied, and essentially Libelled Barack Obama".
Is that not easily achievable with a little team work??
Dyedinthewoolliberal
(15,590 posts)Libel is written, slandered is verbal. Journalism school dropout Can't help myself!
bravenak
(34,648 posts)obamanut2012
(26,142 posts)bravenak
(34,648 posts)Dyedinthewoolliberal
(15,590 posts)I keep forgetting Twitter has replaced talking for many people.....
bravenak
(34,648 posts)Saboburns
(2,807 posts)Aren't tweets written?
What am I missing here?
jalan48
(13,888 posts)Obama spent eight years as President and knows exactly how the government works, which apparently Trump does not. Obama will say little and allow the wheels of the IC and and an independent prosecutor to grind President Cheeto into dust.
RKP5637
(67,112 posts)The best answer in this case.
Cha
(297,723 posts)randr
(12,417 posts)Did not get the name of the legal scholar but he laid it out very plain and clear. Obama could sue Trump and likely win.
Not sure if they archive the shows but it must be somewhere.
Cha
(297,723 posts)be clear. thank you, randr!