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16. Trump is only doing this to distract from his many failures, JoeScar suing him would only give the

Reply to shockey80 (Original post)

Tue May 26, 2020, 01:21 PM

May 2020

story legs. In Trump's diseased mind he thinks the country won't blame him for 100,000 dead Americans, 40M unemployed and a devastated economy if he picks yet another public fight with one of his critics. Scarborough can do more good by just reporting honestly (this time) over the next five months.

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Why doesn't Scarborough file a lawsuit? [View all] shockey80 May 2020 OP

That would end it too quickly. gordianot May 2020 #1

Maybe to spare the family of Ms Klausutis enduring any more grief Siwsan May 2020 #2

I think he has wryter2000 May 2020 #3

"I don't get it." jberryhill May 2020 #4

All true PJMcK May 2020 #8

"Scarborough could play the same game with Trump" jberryhill May 2020 #11

Trump's free pass PJMcK May 2020 #14

actually that isn't what was held in that case dsc May 2020 #23

"Moreover,..." jberryhill May 2020 #27

mika/joe agingdem May 2020 #12

The same old fucking story. The story of the American people the past forty years shockey80 May 2020 #15

Proving damages is easier said ........ (NT) The Wizard May 2020 #21

When you're a "public figure", the bar to winning marybourg May 2020 #5

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2020 #6

They can sue, but, having placed themselves marybourg May 2020 #9

They can. It is tough, though. The radio personality Art Bell won several lawsuits Mike 03 May 2020 #20

He's a public figure - defamation cases are very difficult The Velveteen Ocelot May 2020 #7

Conservative Lawyers Group gonna be arriving soon to....oop...never mind greenjar_01 May 2020 #10

I don't feel sorry for Joe and Mika. MontanaMama May 2020 #13

I feel the same. LuvNewcastle May 2020 #17

100% agree. MontanaMama May 2020 #18

Trump is only doing this to distract from his many failures, JoeScar suing him would only give the sop May 2020 #16

Several posts about this over the weekend Tink41 May 2020 #19

Yes, Joe "dead intern" Scarborough is a long-running feature of DU jberryhill May 2020 #24

Thats great and all Tink41 May 2020 #25

Some day you might grasp the difference jberryhill May 2020 #26

Oh no! Kingofalldems May 2020 #29

HA! Tink41 May 2020 #30

I missed it. When exactly did that happen? I don't care for old Joe, but I felt he was being ... marble falls Jun 2021 #32

I'm not exactly sure. Tink41 Jun 2021 #34

So Dead Intern Tink41 Jun 2021 #33

He's a public figure... manhattan123 May 2020 #22

Because of the Streisand effect. KWR65 May 2020 #28

He has to be materially damaged by rusty fender May 2020 #31