Alan Dershowitz Files $300 Million Lawsuit Against CNN for Portraying Him as an 'Intellectual...
Source: Law & Crime
Harvard Law professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against CNN, claiming the cable news network, together with their hosts and panelists, intentionally created a false narrative about what the famed criminal defense attorney argued while defending the president during impeachment proceedings earlier this year.
Dershowitzs allegations stem from news coverage of his argument about the kind of quid pro quos a sitting president may engage in while officeprovided that the exchange is done with the intent of winning re-election in the public interest and not in violation of some law. While his theory was widely panned by attorneys and legal experts across the media, Dershowitz claimed that CNN intentionally omitted portions of his argument to make it appear as though he was arguing the exact opposite of what he said.
The specific exchange at the crux of the controversy came when Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) asked Dershowitz if it mattered whether there was a quid pro quo arrangement in Trumps dealings with Ukraine.
The only thing that would make a quid pro quo unlawful is if the quo were in some way illegal, Dershowitz responded, saying there were three possible motives a political figure could have for their conduct: a motive in the public interest, a motive in his own political interest, and a motive in his own financial interest.
Read more: https://lawandcrime.com/lawsuit/alan-dershowitz-files-300-million-lawsuit-against-cnn-for-portraying-him-as-an-intellectual-who-had-lost-his-mind/
I like the photo- it shows what a nut job Douche-Witz is.
Although I'm no lawyer, and I don't play one on TV, I think his theories about why DFT is above the law are just plain nuts.
C_U_L8R
(44,992 posts)Proud liberal 80
(4,167 posts)Moostache
(9,895 posts)no_hypocrisy
(46,038 posts)Truth is an absolute defense to defamation.
Mr.Bill
(24,253 posts)It's called freedom of the press. Even if it makes you look bad.
tblue37
(65,227 posts)Grokenstein
(5,721 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,615 posts)1. You're a public figure.
2. CNN was expressing an opinion, which isn't defamation.
3. Truth is an absolute defense.
wryter2000
(46,023 posts)Does his argument rest on the theory that re-electing Trump is in the public interest? Good luck with that.
brush
(53,743 posts)lastlib
(23,168 posts)Submariner
(12,499 posts)"Shunner Stunner"
To the Editor:
There will be no cocktail parties on Marthas Vineyard this summer because of COVID-19. On the positive side, Alan Dershowitz wont be able to whine about being shunned.
Charles Pinck
Chilmark
I'm looking forward to the shunning stories next summer.
https://www.mvtimes.com/2020/07/08/shunner-stunner/
johnnyfins
(812 posts)ruined your own reputation?
groundloop
(11,514 posts)Joinfortmill
(14,397 posts)ffr
(22,665 posts)Sexual predators should be, if they aren't already.
PatSeg
(47,285 posts)Is he getting legal advice from Devin Nunes lawyer? I wonder how he determined that CNN's portrayal of him caused $300 million in damages.
Yeah, he is quite the nut job and getting more paranoid every day.
smb
(3,471 posts)"Alan Dershowitz Files $300 Million Lawsuit Against CNN for Portraying Him as an 'Intellectual"
If that's the issue, shouldn't we be the ones suing CNN for false advertising or something?
RainCaster
(10,842 posts)This was a great place to stop the title.
Mike Nelson
(9,944 posts)... for his family to do an intervention. He should be gardening and relaxing in a retirement setting.
SunSeeker
(51,523 posts)Mike Nelson
(9,944 posts)George II
(67,782 posts)....is perform a cognizant test. The result will cause the judge to throw out the suit.
Totally Tunsie
(10,885 posts)"Person, Woman, Man, Camera, TV"
Evolve Dammit
(16,702 posts)"in my underwear." Yeah right! Statutory rape. Indict, try and convict FCS.
Grokenstein
(5,721 posts)(right-click "View Image" if the damned thing doesn't load properly.)
Bengus81
(6,928 posts)I think it's up there as one of the scariest moments in a horror film---IMO.
Matthew.....Matthew
stillcool
(32,626 posts)BlueIdaho
(13,582 posts)warmfeet
(3,321 posts)He was never an intellectual.
Also, it's rather difficult to lose something you never had in the first place.
Derp, I mean Dersh.
Whatever all this is, it will come out. Just waiting for the day.
I love to watch them flail, impotently.
Pepsidog
(6,254 posts)SunSeeker
(51,523 posts)Truth is a defense to defamation.
bucolic_frolic
(43,064 posts)That's the quid pro quo they've tried to pull on us this time around.
SunSeeker
(51,523 posts)When they do discovery on his damages, I can just hear the questions now: "So was your reputation ruined even more than when you admitted you had 14 year old girls "massage" you while you were wearing nothing but tighty whities?"
jmbar2
(4,865 posts)as an old man. He LIVES!
DBoon
(22,340 posts)Bengus81
(6,928 posts)Javaman
(62,504 posts)Abe Simpson that is...
Turbineguy
(37,296 posts)Turned to shit.