You and I and anyone who gives a rip knows how many FB or Twitter tweets are fake, right now, for free. To establish this in a court of law using nominal rules of evidence, is or would be astronomically expensive. The only difference, really, is the degree of certainty we might have, but what if we were, as John McLaughlin said “Metaphysically certain” that HALF of them or 75% or even 100% of them were false? What would it get us?
“I’d say it’s WELL worth the money to turn over that rock and see what slimy things the left has been up to.”
With all due respect, the day you’re spending your own money...you can say that. When you are in a lawsuit, the other side can challenge the very fact that you are sitting in the very chair you are actually sitting in. And it will cost you about $2500-$3500 (using $350/hour attorneys) to prove it. Trust me.
For HIM, it might be worth a couple of million to start digging.
Plus it would give him untold pleasure at naming every slug he comes across.
And I wager there are quite a few "big players" out there who wouldn't like to be outed.