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marybourg

(13,015 posts)
5. When you're a "public figure", the bar to winning
Tue May 26, 2020, 12:41 PM
May 2020

a defamation suit is high. Although, in this case, I think he would have a chance. But it’s painful to air your dirty linen in public, and only he knows what might be uncovered in such a suit.

That would end it too quickly. gordianot May 2020 #1
Maybe to spare the family of Ms Klausutis enduring any more grief Siwsan May 2020 #2
I think he has wryter2000 May 2020 #3
"I don't get it." jberryhill May 2020 #4
All true PJMcK May 2020 #8
"Scarborough could play the same game with Trump" jberryhill May 2020 #11
Trump's free pass PJMcK May 2020 #14
actually that isn't what was held in that case dsc May 2020 #23
"Moreover,..." jberryhill May 2020 #27
mika/joe agingdem May 2020 #12
The same old fucking story. The story of the American people the past forty years shockey80 May 2020 #15
Proving damages is easier said ........ (NT) The Wizard May 2020 #21
When you're a "public figure", the bar to winning marybourg May 2020 #5
Message auto-removed Name removed May 2020 #6
They can sue, but, having placed themselves marybourg May 2020 #9
They can. It is tough, though. The radio personality Art Bell won several lawsuits Mike 03 May 2020 #20
He's a public figure - defamation cases are very difficult The Velveteen Ocelot May 2020 #7
Conservative Lawyers Group gonna be arriving soon to....oop...never mind greenjar_01 May 2020 #10
I don't feel sorry for Joe and Mika. MontanaMama May 2020 #13
I feel the same. LuvNewcastle May 2020 #17
100% agree. MontanaMama May 2020 #18
Trump is only doing this to distract from his many failures, JoeScar suing him would only give the sop May 2020 #16
Several posts about this over the weekend Tink41 May 2020 #19
Yes, Joe "dead intern" Scarborough is a long-running feature of DU jberryhill May 2020 #24
Thats great and all Tink41 May 2020 #25
Some day you might grasp the difference jberryhill May 2020 #26
Oh no! Kingofalldems May 2020 #29
HA! Tink41 May 2020 #30
I missed it. When exactly did that happen? I don't care for old Joe, but I felt he was being ... marble falls Jun 2021 #32
I'm not exactly sure. Tink41 Jun 2021 #34
So Dead Intern Tink41 Jun 2021 #33
He's a public figure... manhattan123 May 2020 #22
Because of the Streisand effect. KWR65 May 2020 #28
He has to be materially damaged by rusty fender May 2020 #31
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