YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoJudge Says Trump Can’t Claim Presidential Immunity To Dismiss Defamation Suitwww.huffpost.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up1104arrow-down10
arrow-up1104arrow-down1external-linkJudge Says Trump Can’t Claim Presidential Immunity To Dismiss Defamation Suitwww.huffpost.comYoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-squareArotrios@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoThis is significant in terms of precedent - if the ruling stands, it’s dramatically less likely the argument will work in his other lawsuits.
minus-squarefunkyb@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agosorta. what is at issue here is that the actions in question are after he held the office. that isn’t a trivial difference.
minus-squareFlowVoid@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoIt goes beyond that. Some of the statements were made while in office, but the judge ruled that those particular statements weren’t protected either.
This is significant in terms of precedent - if the ruling stands, it’s dramatically less likely the argument will work in his other lawsuits.
sorta. what is at issue here is that the actions in question are after he held the office. that isn’t a trivial difference.
It goes beyond that. Some of the statements were made while in office, but the judge ruled that those particular statements weren’t protected either.