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Augiedog

(2,548 posts)
Sun Mar 5, 2017, 02:26 PM Mar 2017

tRump accused Obama of wiretapping his, trump's, office(s). Either provide proof or be prepared

for a defamation of character lawsuit. He has accused Obama of criminal activity, a felony in fact. Regardless of whether or not Obama is a public figure, you don't get to publicly, and in this case from the loudest platform possible, accuse him of a crime, no matter who you are, without consequences.

He could, easily, have made this accusation in a way that would have deflected the defamation issue. But tRump chose instead to directly impugn President Obama.

Provide proof or an apology, NOW!

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tRump accused Obama of wiretapping his, trump's, office(s). Either provide proof or be prepared (Original Post) Augiedog Mar 2017 OP
I want O to make Drumpf pay! LOL Lib Mar 2017 #1
Might be a little challenging - Ms. Toad Mar 2017 #2

LOL Lib

(1,462 posts)
1. I want O to make Drumpf pay!
Sun Mar 5, 2017, 02:30 PM
Mar 2017

Would love to see President Obama drag this sorry SCROTUS to court and beat him like a punching bag.

Ms. Toad

(34,086 posts)
2. Might be a little challenging -
Sun Mar 5, 2017, 03:29 PM
Mar 2017

Since Obama is a public figure, he would have to prove actual malice (essentially that Trump knew it was false and said it anyway). Given Trump's very informal relationship with the truth, I'm not sure he actually knows truth from fiction.

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