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What about all the Enquirer front page articles against Hilary? Isn't that a campaign (Original Post) shraby Aug 2018 OP
Freedom of the press allows them to write whatever stories they want. pnwmom Aug 2018 #1
Exactly. Couple people on MSNBC said just that tonight. shenmue Aug 2018 #2
I must have missed it cause I watch MSNBC. Thanks shraby Aug 2018 #3
The same would go for Fox and Morning Joe on MSNBC giving him free air doc03 Aug 2018 #4
I hope she sues them and bankrupts them dawg day Aug 2018 #5
I don't understand why she hasn't. Boomerproud Aug 2018 #9
Nope oberliner Aug 2018 #6
Enquirer is people JustABozoOnThisBus Aug 2018 #7
Not a campaign contribution, but EffieBlack Aug 2018 #8

pnwmom

(108,990 posts)
1. Freedom of the press allows them to write whatever stories they want.
Fri Aug 24, 2018, 11:40 PM
Aug 2018

But they can't coordinate with a candidate, as AMI did when it offered to troll for stories, arrange for payment, kill the stories, and get reimbursed by DT.

Boomerproud

(7,964 posts)
9. I don't understand why she hasn't.
Sat Aug 25, 2018, 07:55 AM
Aug 2018

Are the libel laws that toothless? They have her (or BIll) dying every six months.

 

EffieBlack

(14,249 posts)
8. Not a campaign contribution, but
Sat Aug 25, 2018, 07:41 AM
Aug 2018

if Hillary were to sue them for libel, they couldn't hide behind an absence of malice defense, since clearly, they knew the stories were false.

She could clean their clocks.

But even if Hillary doesn't sue them - and I doubt she will - other victims of their "journalism" would likely have an easier time proving libel given what's come out about the Enquirer patterns and practices.

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