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Old 02-15-2017, 09:57 PM
 
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Ok, so our so-called president is claiming fake news left and right but why aren't his lawyers pouncing yet? We all know how lawsuit happy the Dumbo is so now that he has the DOJ at his disposal why is he holding back on libel lawsuits?
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Old 02-15-2017, 10:03 PM
 
Location: Arizona
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Ok, so our so-called president is claiming fake news left and right but why aren't his lawyers pouncing yet? We all know how lawsuit happy the Dumbo is so now that he has the DOJ at his disposal why is he holding back on libel lawsuits?
Silly goose. Everyone knows that if the news is true, you can call it fake but you can't sue for libel cause it's true.
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Old 02-15-2017, 10:06 PM
 
Location: La lune et les étoiles
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Those dingbats yell "FAKE NEWS" every time they hear something that is not flattering to Trump.
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Old 02-15-2017, 10:18 PM
 
Location: on the edge of Sanity
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Ok, so our so-called president is claiming fake news left and right but why aren't his lawyers pouncing yet? We all know how lawsuit happy the Dumbo is so now that he has the DOJ at his disposal why is he holding back on libel lawsuits?
Could it be the same reason he never followed through with those lawsuits against the women who accused him of assault?
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Old 02-15-2017, 10:22 PM
 
Location: Indianapolis
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It's the same reason Mr. "I don't settle" ended up settling the Trump University lawsuit.

His entire act is a fraud.
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Old 02-15-2017, 10:25 PM
 
Location: Pixley
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Wonder how he is going to undo years of case law and precedents to "fix" the libel laws?
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Old 02-16-2017, 09:41 AM
 
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Silly goose. Everyone knows that if the news is true, you can call it fake but you can't sue for libel cause it's true.
Precisely why I wonder why the trumpettes cry fake news all the time even though if it truly is, main stream media would cease to exist already. The Dump had plenty of chances to sue them to kingdom come.
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Old 02-20-2017, 02:38 PM
 
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Ok, so our so-called president is claiming fake news left and right but why aren't his lawyers pouncing yet? We all know how lawsuit happy the Dumbo is so now that he has the DOJ at his disposal why is he holding back on libel lawsuits?

I've wondered from the opposite end: With all the insane fake news directed at Obama and Hillary, why weren't there some lawsuits?
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Old 02-20-2017, 02:46 PM
 
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I've wondered from the opposite end: With all the insane fake news directed at Obama and Hillary, why weren't there some lawsuits?
They aren't as litigious as Trump? Who have they sued before? Besides who do you sue when the alt-right social media universe creates conspiracies and run with it?

I think that pizzeria that got smeared enough to attract a crazy with an assault rifle had a case for suing, but suing for defamation and libel takes a lot of time and money. How do you sue crazies on the internet?

Now, Trump, on the other hand is famous for his idiotic and frivolous lawsuits brought over any little thing that he feels is a slight. Thousands of lawsuits. So it doesn't it makes sense to ask why is he not suing establishment media outlets if they misreported and did not retract?

Remember he said he would change the libel laws to make it easier to sue? Somehow I suspect that he will not get the backing in Congress he needs for it, and I don't think he can just sign an EO to make it happen.

They sued the Daily Mail, right? But that kind of blew back on them when Melania stated in the suit that it would ruin her ability to make money off of her name and position.
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Old 02-20-2017, 02:53 PM
 
Location: Texas
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Fake News is just another way of saying Tabloid News. Fake News has been around for a while, it's just that the major news have started to copy tabloid news.
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