Posted on 08/07/2019 8:06:31 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
A judge ruled Wednesday that a investment adviser and former Fox Business commentator who sued NPR over stories about his role in funding a private investigator to probe the death of former DNC staffer Seth Rich can go forward.
Politico reported that Judge Amos Mazzant of Texas's Eastern District ruled that Ed Butowsky's claims of defamation against NPR for revealing his role in funding the investigation into Rich's death that was publicly condemned by Rich's parents could go forward.
In his ruling, Mazzant wrote that "speculatory comments" written by NPR's reporter concerning Butowsky's involvement in the probe "implied wrongdoing" where none could be proven.
“Plaintiff has alleged sufficient facts which plausibly show the Reports were not fair, true, and impartial accounts of the Wheeler complaint,” Mazzant wrote, according to Politico. “Additionally, even if the statements are considered a true report of the Wheeler complaint, as Defendants argue, the organization of the comments combined with the speculative commentary imply wrongdoing.”
“The statements made by [reporter David] Folkenflik were made as verifiable statements of fact,” he added. “The statements at issue were not merely expressing a subjective view. Looking at the context of the verifiable facts, nothing shows the statements expressed Folkenflik’s opinion or merely offer Folkenflik’s personal perspective on disputed facts.”
Butowsky also argued in his suit that his role in the investigation did not rise to level required under the legal definition of a "public figure," which the judge reportedly found to be plausible.
A spokesperson for NPR called the decision an "early ruling" in the case and expressed confidence in Folkenflik's reporting.
“This is an early ruling,” the spokesperson told Politico. “NPR stands behind its reporting and will continue to defend the lawsuit vigorously. NPR is a public service news organization. We are a trusted source of information for millions of Americans and we take this responsibility very seriously, as we did in this coverage.”
That’s how Wikileaks got their info, it’s why the murder of Seth Rich dropped from sight so quickly and The RUSSIANS didn’t do it. Try the Clinton Crime Family.
NPR= National Propaganda Reporters
the Seth Rich arkanicide and also the Ambassador Stevens arkanicide may have both been traceable in the missing Hillary E-mail crime of the century
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The Left feels is perfectly okay to dox the normally & acceptably anonymous individual.
There’s gotta be a Karma factor somewhere in that BS.
The crime of the century is the son of a british citizen being elected president while the USSC rejects cases about his qualification.s
It's an inside joke.
I’ve heard it called “National Palestine Radio”.
Correct you are, the Kenyanesian Usurpation is what made all the other crimes possible.
And BOTH parties cooperated to violate the Constitution.
Seth Rich bump for later.....
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Interesting twist
“Try the Clinton Crime Family.”
Or maybe ole Debbie “Maonnaise Hair” Washerwoman-Shitz
She was Hillary’s beotch, so that not to far fetched either.
Dude was murdered. Family is clearly scared. No statute of limitations
That injustice needs to be rectified!
Albinobama Romney's daddy was Mexican, and the Stain was berfed in Panama, not US territory.
Coincidence? Yeah right!
“I’ve heard it called “National Palestine Radio”.”
Whatever you choose to call it, I just wished that they didn’t get “public” money. The whole idea of NPR/ “Public Television” needs to be ended. The RATs set this up half a century or more ago, and it’s a travesty that it continues today. Just how many feet are we going to allow to be put on the scales!
It’s sickening that we have to pay for left wing radio.
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