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appmanga

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7. Truth is an absolute affirmative defense...

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Mon May 4, 2026, 10:55 AM

16 hrs ago

...to defamation. Add to this all these folks are public figures, which raises the bar to include "malice", and they know they have no chance of prevailing. And, as someone else pointed out, they don't want to be part of discovery.

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No one in this Bluesky post has filed lawsuits for defamation. [View all] Swede 17 hrs ago OP

Further opens the door ...................... Lovie777 17 hrs ago #1

Because they're all guilty as hell. spanone 17 hrs ago #2

And because discovery is hell. BComplex 9 hrs ago #23

Well, Melania wanted to "stand out" among other First Ladies... I'd say she has... hlthe2b 17 hrs ago #3

Best pole dancer FLOTUS in history. yourout 7 hrs ago #26

melanoma did. suing michael wolf. mopinko 17 hrs ago #4

Got a link? Swede 16 hrs ago #6

i stand corrected. see reply #8. mopinko 15 hrs ago #14

With all the shit going on, its hard to keep track. Swede 13 hrs ago #18

M threatened but did not sue Tben 16 hrs ago #8

thank u for correcting me. mopinko 15 hrs ago #15

Wolff was involved with the money, is Ellie Leonard's take - TBF 14 hrs ago #17

Welcome to DU LetMyPeopleVote 13 hrs ago #19

Ooops! TY! Cha 8 hrs ago #25

wow Skittles 2 hrs ago #27

Discovery's a bitch. Ritabert 16 hrs ago #5

Truth is an absolute affirmative defense... appmanga 16 hrs ago #7

And I See A Couple Of Them Coolgoober 16 hrs ago #9

Because they don't want comply with discovery Betty Boom 15 hrs ago #10

Bingo! FakeNoose 13 hrs ago #20

I can answer the why question in one word: Depositions. Being put under oath and sitting for a deposition scares flashman13 15 hrs ago #11

Ha! Joinfortmill 15 hrs ago #12

Discovery is a brutal thing. republianmushroom 15 hrs ago #13

Discovery, depositions are pretty scary territory for guilty parties. Passages 14 hrs ago #16

One clarification: 70sEraVet 13 hrs ago #21

it's the FBI's Most Wanted list. Wonder Why 11 hrs ago #22

You know habitual suit filer Trump if it wasn't for the discovery. ificandream 9 hrs ago #24