If you follow most of the (un)social media sites, all of the usual suspects think they are being clever reposting the redacted emails not knowing the same emails, unredacted, are being released basically putting a hole in their accusations.
Now, some of the same sites are being very quick to "community check" alleged photos of President Trump surrounded by underage women. And more often than not, the verdict is "AI".
TBT, I hope DOJ and FBI is making a list of every name who is posting on social media that President Trump is a pedophile and raped little girls. And once this whole thing is exposed for the sham it is, he sues every last one of them back into the stone age for libel, slander, and defamation.
That's not how Libel/Slander/Defamation works.
Whether or not there is a list, he was in that Document; there are numerous emails, numerous correspondents, suggesting a personal relationship, if not a close relationship between Trump and Epstein. Which means a speculation of a public figure (He IS a public figure) based on an assumption is completely allowed. Because there is at least an equal chance he is in that list, whatever list that was in.
To sue someone for Libel/Slander, you need to prove that YOU KNOW THAT IS FALSE AS A MATTER OF FACTS, At this point, his not releasing the document means there is no definitive proof that he was NOT involved. I can say he is a pedophile based on the assumption or suggestion of the close relationship with Epstein, a known Pedo. That would not be of Bad Faith. Him not releasing those files means that it is a valid reason why people can think that way.
If he had released the file, and his name was not in the list (Again, whatever that means), and people STILL claim he is a pedo, then that's another story, if so, and anyone still calling him a pedo, then I hope that guy has very strong evidence.
But at this point, as long as he did not release the file to prove one way or the other, based on speculation, everyone can call him Pedo, because that is an accusation, even a legal/criminal accusation (as in I accuse you of stealing) you only need to reach the level based on the balance of probability, at this stage, I would even go further and say if there are no statute of limitation and he was not the President, there are enough evidence to show probable cause for conspiracy to commit child sex abuse. Now, whether or not I can prove it in court is another matter, because the standard is different; I need to be able to prove beyond
ALL reasonable doubt. Still, based on the evidence we had in hand, it is more likely than not that he is directly involved. I personally filed charges for conspiracy with less myself, and it went thru the system.
Libel/Slander defences are even less than that because you need to show both that I know it's wrong, and I am intentionally doing this to cause harm (The Bad Faith argument) to be able to have a judgment in your favor.
