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6d ago

Trump to bring $15 billion defamation and libel lawsuit against The New York Times

Trump to bring $15 billion defamation and libel lawsuit against The New York Times | CNN Business

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6d ago

Trump to bring $15 billion defamation and libel lawsuit against The New York Times

www.cnn.com /2025/09/16/media/trump-lawsuit-new-york-times-hnk

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Trump to bring $15 billion defamation and libel lawsuit against The New York Times

www.cnn.com /2025/09/16/media/trump-lawsuit-new-york-times-hnk

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6d ago

Trump to bring $15 billion defamation and libel lawsuit against The New York Times

www.cnn.com /2025/09/16/media/trump-lawsuit-new-york-times-hnk

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make him pay when he loses
Relevant law firms and attorneys who are prosecuting this on orangeboi’s behalf:
Edward Andrew Paltzik, of Taylor Dykema
Alejandro Brito, of Brito PLLC
Daniel Zachary Epstein, of Epstein & Co LLC (had a surprising amount of difficulty sleuthing/nailing down the identify of this guy, so I’m refraining from posting anything, lest I hit the wrong mark)
Wow, another Trump lawsuit. So interesting
Isn't this specifically against the first amendment? I thought government including the president could not punish people for what they say.
- No.
  The first amendment isn't unlimited, unfettered speech. See hate speech and yeah, libel and slander are very much within the bounds of the first amendment and the bar for this usage against Journalists, the bar is very high.
  It's just that being a Republican snowflake in a normal world, normal timeline would not even come close to making it to court.
  
  Not lawyer. But pretty sure the hate speech exception , if there is one, is only if it incites a crime.
  Perfectly legal to spout off all the ignorant bullshit you want as long as you don’t incite people to do crimes.
  But you are right. The bar for a person like the president who is a public figure, winning a libel or slander case is typically pretty high, especially against the press.
  But in this timeline I don’t know.

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