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“So FBI lawyer Lisa Page was so in love she didn’t know what the hell was happening. Texted the head of counterintelligence Peter Strzok, likewise so in love he couldn’t see straight!
“This poor guy. Did I hear he needed a restraining order after this whole thing to keep him away from Lisa?
“That’s what I heard. I don’t know if it’s true. The fake news will never report it, but it could be true. Now that’s what I heard, I don’t know.
“I mean, who could believe a thing like that? No, I heard Peter Strzok needed a restraining order to keep him away from his once lover. Lisa, I hope you miss him. Lisa, he will never be the same.” – Donald Trump, at last night’s rally.
It’s pretty clear that @petestrzok has an extremely strong slander case against @realDonaldTrump for the latter’s false claim last night that @NatSecLisa obtained a restraining order against Strzok.
— George Conway (@gtconway3d) December 11, 2019
First of all, Trump’s statement was false. You can take @NatSecLisa’s word for it (below), but obviously if it were true we would have seen the public record of it long ago. https://t.co/SJXSk70cIX
— George Conway (@gtconway3d) December 11, 2019
Second, Trump’s statement was defamatory, because it necessarily implied that Strzok had engaged in improper conduct that warranted a restraining order.
— George Conway (@gtconway3d) December 11, 2019
Third, assuming that Strzok is a public figure and that New York Times v. Sullivan’s “actual malice” standard applies, that standard is met because Trump made clear that he entertained serious doubts as to whether what he was saying was true. “I don’t know if it’s true,” he said.
— George Conway (@gtconway3d) December 11, 2019
Fourth, under Clinton v. Jones, presidential immunity can’t apply because Trump’s statement did not come within his presidential duties: (a) this was a *campaign* rally; and (b) his assault on Strzok and Page’s *personal* relationship does not involve governmental business.
— George Conway (@gtconway3d) December 11, 2019
Trump spreads unsourced rumors about Lisa Page taking out a restraining order on Peter Strzok: "Did I hear he needed a restraining order after this whole thing, from Lisa? That's what I heard. I don't know if it's true." #BeBest pic.twitter.com/h6W3YMrlpo
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) December 11, 2019