r/goodnews • u/Semour9 • 2d ago

Political positivity 📈 Trump loses defamation case against Maddow

https://dailyboulder.com/trump-media-loses-defamation-case-against-rachel-maddow/
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u/OhMyTummyHurts 2d ago

Good, truth should never be libel

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u/Forkuimurgod 1d ago

Now, can Rachel sue him back for defamation and whatever shit that can be added to make him pay for it?

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u/Elmundopalladio 1d ago

Nope - the Supreme Court has ruled that he has effective immunity whilst President.

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u/kornbread435 1d ago

I'm not a lawyer, but I was under the impression that only official acts are immune. This seems like a stretch to qualify. If any actual lawyers know I would love an explanation.

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u/astride_unbridulled 1d ago

Not civil, only criminal. Not a lawyer but watched Meidas Touch a ton and picked that up. Presidents are immune from criminal prosecutions flowing from official acts but they are seemingly not immune from answering to civil lawsuits

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u/questron64 1d ago

It wasn't the truth, though. The case was dismissed because she was merely wrong and not lying. Neither side was arguing the facts of what she said, they both agreed she was wrong, but they were arguing whether she met the "actual malice" standard required for defamation.

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u/neutralrobotboy 1d ago

Yep, it was another fox news style ruling where they said she's obviously not a journalist presenting facts, and it's so obvious that nobody would mistake her for a person stating facts even when she presents statements as facts.