Trump looking into changing libel laws

BobTheCoward said:
I didn't say Trump because I wasn't asking about Trump. I'm looking for any effort to change libel laws.
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I think Trump is the only one who cares about changing libel laws. He can't stand the fact that the media is allowed to run negative stories about him.
 
BobTheCoward said:
Rather than generic BS talk, does anyone anywhere have a bullet point on how people want to amend libel laws?
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I would love to know exactly what he is looking to change in relation to libel laws. The fact that he is looking to change them in relation to the press given his position is especially troubling.
 
Could be it's just a Trump mind game, telling his cult that the press are their enemy and he's gonna go after them.

Or, he's mentally ill.

Hard to tell, ain't it.
 
rdwight said:
I would love to know exactly what he is looking to change in relation to libel laws. The fact that he is looking to change them in relation to the press given his position is especially troubling.
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"I'm going to open up our libel laws so when they write purposely negative and horrible and false articles, we can sue them and win lots of money.”

It's as close to policy as we've been given.
 
Not only is he a thin-skinned, anti-American, narcissist extraordinaire. The pathetic SOB constantly libels people like there's no tomorrow. Two scoops of irony, extra nuts.
 
PhantomWolf said:
"I'm going to open up our libel laws so when they write purposely negative and horrible and false articles, we can sue them and win lots of money.”

It's as close to policy as we've been given.
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Has there ever been a case of a President suing news organizations for libel? Openly questioning or disagreeing is one thing, but expanding protections for a specific office which is probably the most important position to leave open to criticism is another.

[Edit] To expand libel laws specifically to give more power to the office of the President to attack those that disagree with him, or even more specifically to Trump is a dangerous precedent to set. If libel laws are inadequate all of a sudden, well, tough luck.
 
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PhantomWolf said:
"I'm going to open up our libel laws so when they write purposely negative and horrible and false articles, we can sue them and win lots of money.”

It's as close to policy as we've been given.
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Which, it turns out, is also approximately the same level of policy he's given on ANY issue he's spoken about. It's easily described as squat-all.
 
Skeptic Ginger said:
Why?

It's nothing but bull ****. Why would any of us be taking Trump seriously on this?
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Because my question doesn't take Trump seriously and isn't ultimately about Trump. I'm curious what is actually out there on politicians trying to change libel laws.

If this was the tax thread, and you pointed out scrapping the AMT was just garbage he said, I still might ask what other groups oppose the AMT.
 
varwoche said:
Not only is he a thin-skinned, anti-American, narcissist extraordinaire. The pathetic SOB constantly libels people like there's no tomorrow. Two scoops of irony, extra nuts.
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You left out his constant mouth full of ******!!
 
BobTheCoward said:
Because my question doesn't take Trump seriously and isn't ultimately about Trump. I'm curious what is actually out there on politicians trying to change libel laws.

If this was the tax thread, and you pointed out scrapping the AMT was just garbage he said, I still might ask what other groups oppose the AMT.
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Other politicians aren't relevant in the discussion really. Trump is top-down encouraging an attempt to stifle the free press with the threat of expanding libel laws to cover what he feels are attacks on his person. I do not personally remember any President in recent memory encouraging this. Nor any nameable politician of note.

Whether others in the political arena have put forward any equivalent statements is besides the point, as the office of President is a specific position with specific power. Limiting criticism and reporting in regards to that specific office or in general within politics but manifested from that specific position I feel is quite different than that of other senior held members within government.
 
rdwight said:
Whether others in the political arena have put forward any equivalent statements is besides the point, as the office of President is a specific position with specific power. Limiting criticism and reporting in regards to that specific office or in general within politics but manifested from that specific position I feel is quite different than that of other senior held members within government.
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It's impossible to tell since there isn't any actual policy, but maybe he meant opening them up so that anyone could sue a newspaper if they thought a story was "purposely negative." That would be a ludicrous mess.
 
WilliamSeger said:
It's impossible to tell since there isn't any actual policy, but maybe he meant opening them up so that anyone could sue a newspaper if they thought a story was "purposely negative." That would be a ludicrous mess.
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"Purposely negative" is definitely a stretch but purposely irresponsible as put forward by Priebus is just as problematic. Especially in combination with Trump's comments on unnamed sources. Imagine the press being sued with their only defense being the naming and admittance of confidential sources to confirm their stories and reporting.
 
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Mumbles said:
Did anyone tell him that libel is covered by state laws, and not federal?

Has anyone explained the first amendment to him?

Just kidding, we already know he has no respect for the constitution.
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I kinda wonder if he even has an awareness of it.

Beyond the level of, "Oh, yeah. That Constitution thingy. So what?", that is.

He hears people talking about it from time to time, but aside from that he's clueless.
 
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