posted ago by leatherbottom ago by leatherbottom +7 / -1

I heard on Scott Adams' podcast that her dominion defense is basically "no reasonable person would believe the claims made". Is there any more about this? Scott is fantastic but I would be shocked if that's what it's come to.

Can't find any updates amongst all the Islamic terror shooting threads.

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buckfoomers 1 point ago +1 / -0

That's one of the arguments, yes. Source is here:

https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/20519858/3-22-21-sidney-powell-defending-the-republic-motion-to-dismiss-dominion.pdf

The relevant section ("The statements at issue are protected and not actionable") begins on page 41 of the PDF, labeled as 37/54 on the top of the page itself and 27 on the bottom.

Determining whether a statement is protected involves a two-step inquiry: Is the statement one which can be proved true or false? And would reasonable people conclude that the statement is one of fact, in light of its phrasing, context and the circumstances surrounding its publication. Keohane, 882 P.2d at 1299. This inquiry is determined as a matter of law. Bucher v. Roberts, 595 P.2d 235, 241 (Colo. 1979) (“Whether a particular statement constitutes fact or opinion is a question of law.”). Analyzed under these factors, and even assuming, arguendo, that each of the statements alleged in the Complaint could be proved true or false, no reasonable person would conclude that the statements were truly statements of fact.