Speaking at Mar-a-Lago, Trump said that he has “agreed” to three debates in September

Former President Donald Trump spent nearly an hour at his Palm Beach, Florida, social club on Thursday ranting to a room full of reporters as he tries to grab the spotlight from a resurgent Democratic ticket fronted by Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz.

  • Donut@leminal.spaceEnglish
    5·
    4 months ago

    When they sue you for libel, they will have to prove that you knew you were lying and still went ahead with it, in order to damage or disparage the other party.

    This goes the same for Trump: can you prove he knows he’s lying?

    Edit: in other, better words:

    The legal definition of lying is that someone spread false information with knowledge that the information was false.

    In general, a journalist cannot establish whether a person did or did not have prior knowledge, so we don’t use the term. It keeps us from getting sued.

    • CaptDust
      71·
      4 months ago

      He certainly knew at one point someone had died. Is there exceptions for dementia?

      Edit - and I’m not trying to be a smart ass, it’s disgusting and I’m really sick of “oh media can’t say like it is”. It’s cowardly and enabling.