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Auntie Bush

(17,528 posts)
Thu Dec 22, 2016, 10:08 PM Dec 2016

So Kellyanne says it's OK for Milania TRump to sue the press for telling liesabout her .... Then

Shouldn't Clinton sue faux news and other people for lying about her?
Shouldn't Clinton sue Donald Trump regarding the kiddy porn comment about Clinton?
Shouldn't Clinton sue the plublishers of down righ fake news?
She needs to sue a few...win...then take the money to sue many others...then the conservative press etc will think twice before spreading lies.

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So Kellyanne says it's OK for Milania TRump to sue the press for telling liesabout her .... Then (Original Post) Auntie Bush Dec 2016 OP
Yup. Nt Ninga Dec 2016 #1
Melanoma is likely to lose her lawsuit. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2016 #2
Unless she takes it to the Supreme Court. Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2016 #3
She'd have to have gone through a trial court and at least one appellate court The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2016 #5
why are you so sure with Crazy Don at the helm? wordpix Dec 2016 #18
Shouldn't Barack Obama sue Trump about the Birther thing? jimlup Dec 2016 #4
Rachel needed to follow up with questions in that vein. JHan Dec 2016 #6
She would wind up in deep shit if she sued zippythepinhead Dec 2016 #7
First escort MFM008 Dec 2016 #8
Comey should be sued for throwing the election to Trump. nt oasis Dec 2016 #9
Prosecuted Not Sued TaterBake Dec 2016 #10
In time, the underlying facts will be brought to light. Comey gets his oasis Dec 2016 #12
I missed what she is suing about? Control-Z Dec 2016 #11
LAWSUIT HERE trueblue2007 Dec 2016 #14
Gawker retracted the article but Melania is suing anyway wordpix Dec 2016 #17
The difference is that you can make an argument that Melania isn't a true public figure mythology Dec 2016 #20
There are multiple categories of public figure onenote Dec 2016 #21
Add President Obama sue tRump regarding his HUGE birther lies n/t RiverStone Dec 2016 #13
IOKIRDI baldguy Dec 2016 #15
I totally agree. Apparently slander laws aren't applicable anymore wordpix Dec 2016 #16
I didn't know that. Then how can Milania sue for slander? Auntie Bush Dec 2016 #19
publicity stunt. nt LaydeeBug Dec 2016 #22

Dark n Stormy Knight

(10,026 posts)
3. Unless she takes it to the Supreme Court.
Thu Dec 22, 2016, 10:19 PM
Dec 2016

You don't think they'd turn the case down or have her lose with Supreme Leader Donnie on the throne do you?

jimlup

(8,002 posts)
4. Shouldn't Barack Obama sue Trump about the Birther thing?
Thu Dec 22, 2016, 10:20 PM
Dec 2016

I guess presidents don't do that but Trump would if the roles were flipped so why not?

 

zippythepinhead

(374 posts)
7. She would wind up in deep shit if she sued
Thu Dec 22, 2016, 10:43 PM
Dec 2016

She would be under oath and lying is a family tradition in the trump family.

I wish she would.

 

TaterBake

(56 posts)
10. Prosecuted Not Sued
Thu Dec 22, 2016, 11:27 PM
Dec 2016

Obviously broke the law.

No Dem has the balls to bring charges.

So it goes....

oasis

(51,703 posts)
12. In time, the underlying facts will be brought to light. Comey gets his
Thu Dec 22, 2016, 11:41 PM
Dec 2016

Comeuppance. Until then, he will just have to wear the mantle of the most disgraced civil servant in office.

wordpix

(18,652 posts)
17. Gawker retracted the article but Melania is suing anyway
Fri Dec 23, 2016, 10:03 AM
Dec 2016

If she wins the silver lining is that HRC or anyone else could sue for slander, which it seems is no longer a viable law right now.

 

mythology

(9,527 posts)
20. The difference is that you can make an argument that Melania isn't a true public figure
Fri Dec 23, 2016, 09:22 PM
Dec 2016

You can't make that same argument for Hillary Clinton. Clinton would have to prove the statements were known to be false and made with malice and show actual harm. Yes Clinton didn't win the presidency, but good luck proving that any individual promoting some idiotic fake news story was the cause.

onenote

(44,623 posts)
21. There are multiple categories of public figure
Fri Dec 23, 2016, 09:34 PM
Dec 2016

There are public officials. There also are general purpose public figures, limited purpose public figures and involuntary public figures.

Melanie would be deemed a public figure under one or more of those tests.

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