It is if it's true.
It could easily be claimed as defamation incorrectly. That's why we have courts.
jones is falling apart...last time trump won after all the bullshit he was saying about the guy after he won he was so embarrassed jones disappeared for about 6 months...now he loses again only to find out his spouse voted for trump...lol....now jones has been totally trumpified...lol....
Counter sue MAGA butt.
Great news!“The legal threats have arrived in various forms. One aired on CNN. Another came over the phone. More arrived in letters or emails.
All of them appeared aimed at intimidating news outlets and others who have criticized or questioned President-elect Donald J. Trump and his nominees to run the Pentagon and F.B.I.
The small flurry of threatened defamation lawsuits is the latest sign that the incoming Trump administration appears poised to do what it can to crack down on unfavorable media coverage. Before and after the election, Mr. Trump and his allies have discussed subpoenaing news organizations, prosecuting journalists and their sources, revoking networks’ broadcast licenses and eliminating funding for public radio and television.
Actual or threatened libel lawsuits are another weapon at their disposal — and they are being deployed even before Mr. Trump moves back into the White House.”
Trump and His Picks Threaten More Lawsuits Over Critical Coverage
The small flurry of threatened defamation suits is the latest sign that the incoming Trump administration appears poised to do what it can to crack down on unfavorable media coverage.www.nytimes.com
Trump’s war on the First Amendment continues.
This is what fascists do, attack freedom of the press.
Defamation is most certainly not the truth. Do you even know what it means?
“The legal threats have arrived in various forms. One aired on CNN. Another came over the phone. More arrived in letters or emails.
All of them appeared aimed at intimidating news outlets and others who have criticized or questioned President-elect Donald J. Trump and his nominees to run the Pentagon and F.B.I.
The small flurry of threatened defamation lawsuits is the latest sign that the incoming Trump administration appears poised to do what it can to crack down on unfavorable media coverage. Before and after the election, Mr. Trump and his allies have discussed subpoenaing news organizations, prosecuting journalists and their sources, revoking networks’ broadcast licenses and eliminating funding for public radio and television.
Actual or threatened libel lawsuits are another weapon at their disposal — and they are being deployed even before Mr. Trump moves back into the White House.”
Trump and His Picks Threaten More Lawsuits Over Critical Coverage
The small flurry of threatened defamation suits is the latest sign that the incoming Trump administration appears poised to do what it can to crack down on unfavorable media coverage.
Trump’s war on the First Amendment continues.
This is what fascists do, attack freedom of the press.
I know what it means. I've seen several people who've claimed it that don't.
There's a difference between defamation and unfavorable.
Do blatant lies count as 1A protected “unfavorable coverage” to you? There has to be a line somewhere or defamation laws wouldn’t exist.
