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To: Zakeet

The Trumpster is risking a potential lawsuit by calling the World’s Smartest Woman corrupt!
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Not unless he gets HIS way and changes the 1st Amendment to allow public figures to sue anyone making critical comments about them. (like in a dictatorship)

If she tried to sue, she would have to provide proof that what he said is not true, and she can’t do that.


63 posted on 03/18/2016 4:36:58 AM PDT by octex
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To: octex

Nope, truth is not the deciding factor with public figures - extreme recklessness or malicious intent in making the false statement is required. If the statement is true then the case gets thrown out pretty quickly.


168 posted on 03/18/2016 8:29:21 AM PDT by Jim W N
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