Retired Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander Vindman, who testified at the first indictment of former President Trump, said Monday that he “should sue those who intensified his campaign of libel.”
Send the news: In a statement for Lawfare, entitled “Can litigation help uproot right-wing media?”, Vindman wrote: “After testifying about then-President Trump’s misconduct toward Ukraine prior to the investigation into the House accusation, Trump and his allies directed me and my target. family for retaliation. “
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He said: “Trump’s power of attorney reinforced these themes on television news, internet news and social media, endangering my lives and my reputation as a civil servant, and that he” did not respond forcefully to the threats and slander. “
Remarkable: Some proponents of the first amendment are concerned that defamation cases could be used as a vehicle to silence the press. And Vindman notes in his opinion that the first amendment “severely limits the tools available to seek accountability to the right-wing media.”
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“Nevertheless, there are ways to break down the right-wing ecosystem of disinformation, an ecosystem that does not start with rebellion, but with more everyday lies,” he added.
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“Like the many political elites who revolt to advance their political goals, the right-wing media is also motivated by a bottom-line calculation: viewers, market share and advertising dollars.”
Our thought bubble, via Axios’ Sara Fischer: Defamation lawsuits and threats against Fox and other conservative personalities and networks have so far proved somewhat effective in counterfeiting fraud.
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