Comments on: Trump campaign files round of defamation suits https://www.overlawyered.com/2020/03/trump-campaign-files-round-of-defamation-suits/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Wed, 11 Mar 2020 21:03:03 +0000 hourly 1 By: SPO https://www.overlawyered.com/2020/03/trump-campaign-files-round-of-defamation-suits/comment-page-1/#comment-358523 Wed, 11 Mar 2020 21:03:03 +0000 https://www.overlawyered.com/?p=73997#comment-358523 In reply to Timothy E. Harris.

The campaign should be held not to have legal standing.

]]> By: Timothy E. Harris https://www.overlawyered.com/2020/03/trump-campaign-files-round-of-defamation-suits/comment-page-1/#comment-358510 Wed, 11 Mar 2020 17:25:25 +0000 https://www.overlawyered.com/?p=73997#comment-358510 In reply to SPO.

As a legal matter, yes, these suits are bad form. Not quite frivolous IMO but close.

But for Trump’s campaign (Trump isn’t himself the plaintiff) this is a political move which will keep these particular examples of plainly dishonest reporting in front of the public for months, which should help the campaign.

Trump’s opposition routinely uses the courts against him. The favor is being returned. It may not be cricket – but politics is dirtier than cricket.

]]> By: SPO https://www.overlawyered.com/2020/03/trump-campaign-files-round-of-defamation-suits/comment-page-1/#comment-358485 Tue, 10 Mar 2020 14:46:43 +0000 https://www.overlawyered.com/?p=73997#comment-358485 And Michael Mann’s jihad against NR (which is bogus on its face for a number of reasons) and Mark Steyn continues.

And, of course, the Supreme Court wimped out of that one.

Trump’s lawsuits are very bad form.

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