keeping up with Donnie
Today, more women came forward and accused Donald Trump of sexual assault. His record of degrading comments about women, and objectifying women, is a mile long, and a video recently surfaced where he bragged about assaulting them, including details of how he does it. But Donnie responded in his typical way: deny everything, attack the accusers, then paint himself as the victim.
In this case, he's gone a step further, threatening to sue the New York Times for libel. Donnie threatens newspapers a lot when they write unflattering stories, but he rarely follows through. He hasn't actually sued a publication since 1984. Even the threat though, should be alarming from a presidential candidate.
In this case, he's gone a step further, threatening to sue the New York Times for libel. Donnie threatens newspapers a lot when they write unflattering stories, but he rarely follows through. He hasn't actually sued a publication since 1984. Even the threat though, should be alarming from a presidential candidate.
- Freedom of the press is at the core of who we are as a nation. This is not the first time he has threatened the media and tried to manipulate it in his favor
- Law school 101: the truth is the ultimate defense. It's not libel if it's true.
- Libel also requires that it defame his character. Trump has already defamed his own character on this issue, in his own words and actions, countless times
Also, people who hate the media and don't trust it (as if it's one organization) don't create reality shows about themselves. They don't seek out television and radio appearances like a heroin addict looking for his next hit. They don't negotiate deals with NBC to sell the TV rights for a beauty pageant for $50,000,000. Donnie loves the media as long as he can control it.
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