Trump Threatens To Sue ProPublica For Reporting On Payouts To Witnesses In His Various Cases

I hope he does, that would be hilarious. I don't think I'll ever get tired of seeing him get his ass handed to him in court.

The letter warned that if the outlet and its reporters “continue their reckless campaign of defamation, President Trump will evaluate all legal remedies.”

The only legal remedy they're suggesting here is a defamation/libel suit. If Trump is asserting that ProPublica's reporting on these oh so coincidental payments is false, then he will have to prove its falsehood. Furthermore, he will have to prove that ProPublica acted with actual malice.

• "Generally, to prove defamation, you must show that a false statement was made, about you, to third parties, and which caused you damage."
• "To win a libel suit, a public figure must prove the publisher of the false statements acted with actual malice. Actual malice means that the publisher knew that the statements were false or acted with reckless disregard for whether they were true or false. This is much harder to prove than negligence."

You're out of your element, Donny.

At this point, does anyone except Trump not know when he's bluffing? I mean, just think of the discovery this news publication could get if he did sue.

If he filed a suit, he'd be guaranteeing not just access, but court-enforced access, to the most relevant, secret documents proving his witness tampering.