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janice shell

08/13/16 11:47 PM

#253263 RE: fuagf #253257

why aren't Alex Jones' malicious statements… defamatory?

Because Hillary, like other politicians, is a public figure. That's why Trump, for all the noise he's made about it, hasn't actually sued anyone for defamation.
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F6

08/14/16 12:17 AM

#253271 RE: fuagf #253257

fuagf -- obviously, the discussion has proceeded from yours to which I now reply; consider all that incorporated

it's just damned tough legally for a public figure to successfully sue for libel/slander/defamation -- on balance, clearly a very good thing; an important part of keeping our First Amendment a strong protection of free speech

and beyond that, there are always the tactical considerations, such as 'if I sue, does that just draw even more attention to the false statements?', and 'if I sue, does that just make me look like an enemy of free speech?'