Donald Trump Files $15b Defamation Lawsuit Against the New York Times
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Donald Trump has filed a $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times, sparking debate about the lawsuit's merits and potential implications for free speech and media.
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We're a lesser country for it.
So this could also be framed as an abuse of free speech.
We'll have to wait to see how the court rules on this case.
Generally, these news publishers are more interested in entertainment than truth telling. They get paid for monetizing attention, not telling the truth. They can’t outright lie, but they are certainly not bound by facts.
As the old saying goes, “Don’t let the facts get in the way of a good story”. A newsroom mantra if there ever was one.
All that to say defamation suits are always a risk. The bar is high, but most “victims” are not rich enough to fight them. Those that are get settlements.
I have very much found that to not be the case.
You can pull unprecedented amounts of information about nearly anything. It’s easily accessible.
It was not even possible to verify the kind of “facts” we can today, much less at the speed we can do it now.
If the court rules in his favor, we can call that stupid too.
Like does it really claim that giving Burnett credit for the Apprentice harms Trump's reputation? Stupid.
Or is this just another shakedown, like the recent CBS and Paramount settlements? Does NYT want to merge, or buy other media?
In one lawsuit Trump's lawyers claimed opposing lawyers should be removed from a lawsuit because they're sexually attracted to Trump's lawyers.