. But the unspecific nature of the commentary and the way it’s couched — that Trump “may be” responsible for the deaths — place it in the realm of rhetorical hyperbole. Shameless commentary isn’t always libelous. “I’m reasonably confident that a court would rule that, taken in context, that passage is an expression of opinion by Dr. Frances about the human toll of policies Trump pursued, which is protected by the First Amendment,” Lee Levine, a longtime media defense attorney, tells me by email.
Read the statements in question, and it’s clear why they’re not remotely defamatory. For instance, House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn said, “Adolf Hitler was elected chancellor of Germany. And he went about the business of discrediting institutions to the point that people bought into it.” Clyburn also said: “Nobody would have believed it now. But swastikas hung in churches throughout Germany. We had better be very careful.
· CNN host Jake Tapper said on a show in January 2022: “There is a reason Trump was in Arizona, to push the legislature to disenfranchise the state’s voters based on all ofThose italics are in the lawsuit, apparently seeking to highlight the defamatory sting of Tapper’s remarks. Except they are no such thing. It’s well established that Trump has been told, again and again, that his claims about a stolen election are false.
that he “subjectively believes that the results of the 2020 presidential election turned on fraudulent voting activity in several key states.”Trump believed his own statements, however, Tapper’s commentary would be protected as hyperbole — a valued commodity in a democratic society. CNN’s lawyers will also likely argue that the challenged statements in the suit are, to a large extent, protected as assertions of opinion — the very doctrine thatThe complaint also argues that CNN has treated Trump’s claims of a stolen election differently from various claims by Democrats in recent election cycles.
The merits have nothing to do with it. FPOTUS is again trying to distract us from the bad stuff happening around him, and we take the bait every time.
MaxBoot CNN should countersuit for $1 every time Trump called them 'Fake News' Trump could end up owing them millions.
MaxBoot He’ll probably be able to grift at least $25 million off of his base of suckers from this
MaxBoot The suit is a joke, but for Trumpists legal merit is beside the point. The point is to fight in public in entertaining ways, like in pro wrestling.
Over all his claim that CNN ended his political career is far fetched, he pretty much ended his term as President by his own words and actions, the press merely reported it and it wasn't hard to do since he pretty much fed the trolls on a daily basis
careful...y'all might be next
Tell it to the judge you lowlife.
POTUS45 STOP SUING & START SEEKING FORGIVENESS FOR YOUR PRESIDENTIAL & POLITICAL DISASTER THAT MADE YOU 10’S OF MILLIONS!!! YOU HAVE CONSTANTLY & REPEATEDLY LIED TO YOUR GULLIBLE SUPPORTERS & AMERICA!!! DO YOU EVER, EVER TELL THE TRUTH
Be care , you’re next!!!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Eric Wemple? 🤣 He's the guy on the Tucker Carlson mug. That's stupid face of his is one of the best moments ever on Fox.
Good
Where does it come together? Supreme Court. Lower courts will have to decide which leftist anti-constititutional positions worth taking.
Thank you my dear president
Because CNN is fake news they can’t be sued for that
Trump su…
They should absolutely counter sue for frivolous lawsuit and to recoup all lawyer/legal fees.
Falling apart like his mind and body
“Opinion”