3 posts tagged ‘defamation’
Trump still claims he doesn't know E. Jean Carroll
Boing Boing,
Out-on-bail, court-affirmed rapist Donald J. Trump thinks "not knowing" his victim is a defense for continued defamation of journalist E. Jean Carroll. Donald Trump has already been found liable for the defamation of journalist E. Jean Carroll. While the proof of Trump's attack failed to meet the strict definition of "rape" by New York State Law, where it is a "sexual assault," the Judge in the case was clear with Trump's team that they aren't allowed to use this technicality to confuse the jury. — Read the rest The post Trump still claims he doesn't know E. Jean Carroll appeared first on Boing Boing.
Sandy Hook Families Offer to Settle Alex Jones’s Debt
The Cut,
They’ve proposed he pay $85 million over ten years, rather than the $1.5 billion he owes.
Sandy Hook families offer Alex Jones settlement deal
Alex Jones lied about the families of victims of the Sandy Hook school shooting, dared the courts to convict him of defamation, and ended up owing $1.48bn. He now has a settlement offer on the table to get out of bankruptcy: pay $8.5 million per year, plus 50 percent of any income over $9 million per year, for ten years. — Read the rest