Tornado Alley (PROG)

[janice shell]

if Jones' statement that Hillary has people killed .. surely, if that's not ""actual malice"" what would be?

In the legal sense, "malice" doesn't just mean bearing ill will toward someone.

In the law of defamation (libel and slander), a personage of great public interest or familiarity like a government official, politician, celebrity, business leader, movie star or sports hero. Incorrect harmful statements published about a public figure cannot be the basis of a lawsuit for defamation unless there is proof that the writer or publisher intentionally defamed the person with malice…

http://dictionary.law.com/Default.aspx?selected=1681

A moron like Jones would just say he really believed what he said was true. And maybe he does. He's not exactly rational.