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Summary

Donald Trump has launched a series of legal actions against major news outlets, including the New York Times, CBS News, and the Washington Post, demanding billions in damages for alleged defamatory coverage.

A letter from Trump’s attorney accuses the Times of engaging in “industrial-scale libel” and targets articles scrutinizing Trump’s business and political conduct.

Legal complaints have also been filed over CBS’s alleged pro-Kamala Harris edits and Washington Post articles purportedly aiding her campaign.

Legal experts warn that such litigation could have a “chilling effect” on journalism, especially for smaller outlets.

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[–] [email protected] 60 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

A few observations:

  • This won't be the first time those media outlets have been sued for libel. It's a common enough occurrence that they keep lawyers around ready to litigate. So this isn't as chilling as Trump might hope.
  • Litigation means discovery. If Trump wants to win, he'll have to turn over his private records to NYT lawyers. If he refuses then his case will be thrown out.
  • Once Trump takes office, it will be harder to pull this kind of crap. Only private individuals can sue for defamation, the government cannot.
[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 days ago (2 children)

They will make it legal for government to not only sue but prosecute and jail journalists. Fascist playbook.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago

Yeah, I'm not sure why people expect his administration to follow the established rules.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Yeah, this is the bunch that would like to see people like Jack Smith murdered for merely doing their jobs.

[–] [email protected] 68 points 2 days ago (1 children)

And the conversion to authoritarianism is entering the final stages.

[–] [email protected] 41 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Final stages? I think you might be surprised how much worse things can/will get.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I look at it as "the beginning of the end." It's crossing the event horizon in a black hole.

The GOP has successfully created an alternate fictional reality for the majority of voters, but once free press has been suppressed, there can't be competing realities. There's almost certainly no going back because the state propaganda at that point is the only game in town, and no oppositional narrative can take hold.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

This is just a frivolous lawsuit. Its unusual for a president elect to file one, but its nothing unprecedented. When the first reporters start falling out of windows, that will be the beginning of the end.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

No, its just we won't be converting then. We will BE an authoritarian nation when everything gets much worse.

[–] [email protected] 49 points 2 days ago (1 children)

They already normalized your hate and idiocy, you mad they called you out on the Opinion pages?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Agreed. The fact that he's butthurt about milquetoast things like NYT says a lot.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

There is a razor sharp golden sword that will be wielded against the government called the First Amendment. Fuck off orange pumpkin!

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 day ago

When the idiots have captured essentially every branch of the government there’s no one left who will bother enforcing the constitution against themselves.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Bye bye first amendment rights!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago

Only when it's negatively reporting on obese oompa-loompa.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Washington Post? Wasn’t Bezos licking your orange taint by silencing his editorial department enough of a payoff?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Nothing is ever enough.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

I wonder if they think the bOtHsIdEs coverage was worth it....

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Cry, bitch.

Edit: Bitch == Trump

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Sorry, I'm talking about Trump. I'm saying he should cry and that he's a bitch.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Ahh, that makes more sense

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

Well, this feels a lot like Hungary.