Scaramucci Threatens To Sue Tufts Newspaper Over 'Defamatory' Op-Ed

[DonViejo]

By CAITLIN MACNEAL Published NOVEMBER 27, 2017 8:51 AM

Former White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci threatened to sue a student and the student-run newspaper at Tufts University over an op-ed published in the newspaper that Scaramucci claims is “defamatory,” the Boston Globe reported on Sunday.

In a letter, Scaramucci’s lawyer demanded that Camilo A. Caballero, a graduate student, and The Tufts Daily retract “false and defamatory allegations of fact” from an op-ed written by Caballero for the paper, according to the Boston Globe.

“Mr. Scaramucci is ready to take legal action to correct these false and defamatory statements — and to prevent any further damage to his reputation — but will refrain from litigation if you retract the false statements and issue a public apology,” Samuel J. Lieberman, Scaramucci’s lawyer, wrote a the letter last week, per the Boston Globe Scaramucci also wrote an email to Caballero on Nov. 16, telling the student to “back it up or you will hear from my lawyer,” according to the Boston Globe.

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Caballero wrote in the op-ed that Scaramucci is “irresponsible, inconsistent” and “an unethical opportunist,” and he called for Scaramucci, a Tufts alum, to step down from his position on an advisory board for Tufts’ Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.

Since Scaramucci’s threat to sue Caballero and The Tufts Daily, Tufts University postponed a Monday event with Scaramucci. University spokesman Patrick Collins said that at the event, attendees were set to discuss Scaramucci’s background and a petition from students calling for his removal from the board, but that the school delayed the event until after the “legal matters” are settled.

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[Achilleaze]

1. republicans pissing on the First Ammendment again

Op-ed kid has a right to his opinion, even if KGOP TreasonWeasel corporate criminals want to stomp it out with their high-end, fashion-forward, pricey, bespoke KrapKicker Fascist Republican Truth-Squelcher, animal-skin Man Booties.

[gratuitous]

2. Anthony Scaramucci needs income, tries the lawsuit lottery

I don't see how Scaramucci can argue that he's not irresponsible, inconsistent or an unethical opportunist. Wouldn't he have a job otherwise?

[Vinca]

3. Darn that pesky 1st Amendment.

[Brother Buzz]

4. I see a little silhouetto of a man,

Scaramouche, Scaramouche, will you do the Fandango?
Thunderbolt and lightning
Very, very frightening me......

[sl8]

8. Oh, good, I' m not the only one.

Instant earworm whenever I see his name.

[no_hypocrisy]

5. It's opinion, not fact. Therefore, not defamation.

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Motion for summary judgment. With a demand for Attorneys Fees.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

6. Yep. Not even a close case.

Any lawyer who brought such a case should be sanctioned.

And shame on the school for rescheduling the meeting discussing removing Scaramucci from the board citing "legal matters"

I would say it takes a first year law school student to recognize this farce but the bar isn't even that high. It's more like someone who took a business law class.

[OnDoutside]

7. He has a reputation left ?