If TFG gets into office again, I believe his first legal battle will be to have his pet SCOTUS

[allegorical oracle]

ready to dismantle the libel laws. The 1964 case, NY Times v Sullivan established the precedent -- the standard of intentional malice that had to be proved. While POTUS he said he wanted the libel laws changed.

TFG has a real grudge against plenty of cases he lost: He sued the NYT and WaPo for publishing opinion pieces about his relationship with Putin; The Chicago Tribune for criticizing his taste in architecture; an author for writing that he wasn't a billionaire and a former Trump University student for asserting that the university wasn't an actual university.

He lives for revenge. And he'd have the court of last resort in his pocket.

[dem4decades]

1. It won't matter, the nation will be done. It may be done anyway.

[LiberatedUSA]

2. If he gets in, that means...

…we failed in 2022 and 2024 due to gerrymandering and not enough blue getting out to vote. Dismantling libel laws will be the least of our concern. Our elections thereafter will not be real elections, as we won’t be a democracy anymore.

[rsdsharp]

3. The defamation of a public figure requires "actual malice"

rather than “intentional malice.” Actual malice requires publication of something knowing it to be false, or with reckless disregard of whether it was true or false. It is not malice in the sense of hatred or evil intent.

[patricia92243]

4. What is so stupid is the press doesn't seem to realize that he will put them out of

business if they help him get reelected again.

If they had half a brain, they would play up Biden every breath they take. Trump means disaster for them.

[keithbvadu2]

5. "To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize"

"To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize"

Voltaire gets credit for it but he did not say it.

[dalton99a]

7. +1

[Blue Owl]

6. Maybe FF45 can just do us all a dignified favor and fucking croak on the shitter

[dalton99a]

8. The GOP House will pass a lese majeste law

which the Trump Court will enthusiastically affirm


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A8se-majest%C3%A9