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16. Trump is only doing this to distract from his many failures, JoeScar suing him would only give the
Tue May 26, 2020, 01:21 PM
May 2020

story legs. In Trump's diseased mind he thinks the country won't blame him for 100,000 dead Americans, 40M unemployed and a devastated economy if he picks yet another public fight with one of his critics. Scarborough can do more good by just reporting honestly (this time) over the next five months.

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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