You are right that NE skirts the libel laws. Which is even more reason no one with a whit of integrity should go along with their libeling good people and particularly being close associates.
Happy to hear I read you wrong.
As it now seems, the last friend Trump NOW wants is NE.
Thankfully his malleolus and untrue bashing of a good man, Cruz is backfiring with voters opening their eyes to the real Trump.
This whole election cycle has been extremely messy and I'll be glad when it's over.