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(22,990 posts) Mon Nov 7, 2016, 04:07 PM Nov 2016

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Clinton campaign sends legal warning on ads claiming she's 'under investigation' [View all]

Source: CNN

(CNN)Hillary Clinton's campaign sent cease-and-desist letters to broadcasters advising that they shouldn't air ads from pro-Donald Trump PACs that include the claim that Clinton is "under investigation by the FBI."
The letters were dated Sunday, the same day the FBI announced that it was sticking by its conclusion that no charges were recommended against Clinton following completion of a review of recently discovered emails belonging to Clinton aide Huma Abedin.

"These ads falsely claim Secretary Clinton is under investigation by the FBI," said the letter from Marc Elias, general counsel for the Clinton campaign. A copy of the letter was read to CNN by a recipient.
The letter lists some pro-Trump PACs, including Rebuilding America Now and Future 45, and the titles of ads they are funding.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/07/politics/hillary-clinton-campaign-ads-legal-warning-election-2016/

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Clinton campaign sends legal warning on ads claiming she's 'under investigation' [View all] greyl Nov 2016 OP

Good! tonyt53 Nov 2016 #1

Good! yuiyoshida Nov 2016 #22

This kind of claim can be litigated unlike the Foggyhill Nov 2016 #2

I'm glad they did this. displacedtexan Nov 2016 #3

Good. I think they'd have little trouble proving actual malice here. nt Maven Nov 2016 #4

I saw my first "Future 45"-funded as last week, those people are horrid Tarc Nov 2016 #7

That is what I am talking about above ^^^ IthinkThereforeIAM Nov 2016 #31

Future 45 is funded by Tom Ricketts the Cubs owner MattP Nov 2016 #8

As a life long Cubs fan MontanaMama Nov 2016 #10

Well, the Red Sox had Curt Schilling as their turd n/t VWolf Nov 2016 #45

Great, but really, 3,500 lawsuits and counting, do you think this will stop anything? Amimnoch Nov 2016 #9

Right, but the letter seems to be going to the actual stations LisaM Nov 2016 #11

ahh, I'd missed that. good point. Amimnoch Nov 2016 #14

It's not Trump that's being told to stop, it's the stations running the ads... Moonwalk Nov 2016 #18

this is good, but it only applies to non-candidate funded ads onenote Nov 2016 #12

False Ads: There Oughta Be A Law! – Or Maybe Not Coyotl Nov 2016 #13

Actually, commercial tv stations may not reject all federal candidate ad buys onenote Nov 2016 #25

Does that law requiring marybourg Nov 2016 #32

Yes. A station can't be sued for libel for running an ad it is required to run onenote Nov 2016 #37

Thanx. Required ad law marybourg Nov 2016 #39

Good Hekate Nov 2016 #15

She could counteract with falsities of her own like retrowire Nov 2016 #16

This is just like swift boat remember? classykaren Nov 2016 #20

Wow. I really misread your subject line. Orrex Nov 2016 #21

Democrats are often far too nice. They need to take the gloves off and knock these asses RKP5637 Nov 2016 #26

Well Bloomberg sure did not get the memo. Wellstone ruled Nov 2016 #27

Effing About Time! Yeah! stubtoe Nov 2016 #29

I've been wondering if she might not have a legal case against Trump BainsBane Nov 2016 #38

Probably not. onenote Nov 2016 #42

Here we are SteelSmasher Nov 2016 #41

Excellent! TY greyl Cha Nov 2016 #43

Saw one of these ads last night while watching The Voice here in NC. mnhtnbb Nov 2016 #44

Didn't do an6 /ood DallasNE Nov 2016 #47

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