Defamation law for public figures is tricky. In order for Pence to win, he’d have to undoubtedly prove Wood was these things KNOWING they were complete falsehoods.
The standard is called “actual malice,” but I’m def not a law expert by any means haha. I just recall hearing that it’s difficult for public figures to win defamation suits because it’s incredibly hard to prove actual malice
Defamation law for public figures is tricky. In order for Pence to win, he’d have to undoubtedly prove Wood was these things KNOWING they were complete falsehoods.
The standard is called “actual malice,” but I’m def not a law expert by any means haha. I just recall hearing that it’s difficult for public figures to win defamation suits because it’s incredibly hard to prove actual malice
It's because Pence is a pedo who loves pubescent peepees.