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CavemanCult ago

Just a thought, if what he said was false, wouldn't they have been able to sue for slander?

V____Z ago

That's always been David Seaman's contention: he's always calling out Podesta for being a pedocriminal, he's showing the world that he obviously has a case, or else Podesta would make a big deal out of his innocence and sue.

Disgusted-Lurker ago

Same for Jimmy Comet....if he's so fucking innocent, why isn't he suing?

His former (current?) flame, Brock, is spending something like $40mln to combat "fake news".

Wouldn't the best way to shut it down and clear your name be via slander and libel lawsuits...?? That's what I would do if I were innocent.

Discovery is a bitch, boys...

Poot_McGarvey ago

This is true but defamation suits are also notoriously difficult to win when the person who is defamed is a public figure.

You have to prove not only that the information is objectively false, you also have to prove that the publisher published the material knowing it was false OR published the material with a reckless disregard for the truth.

So you basically have to prove that they were malicious, and not just ill informed and stupid. Being wrong, ill informed, and stupid is basically a valid defense for publishing slanderous shit about people (when they are a public figure, anyway)

Disgusted-Lurker ago

I totally understand that it would be a tough battle to actually collect damages on.

But making a public legal spectacle of it would in essence clear their reputation, regardless of exact outcome.

They don't want skeletons to come tumbling out of the closet. So they will continue with the fake news straw man....