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So the panel's back. laura, you first. you say defamations's only defense is truthfulness, and the president is damaging his own case by calling them liars also. >> one of the most important things in a defamation action is to prove it's a false statement that's damaging to one's reputation. if there are facts to support the statements aren't true, then you very well can't say you're defamed. there is some validity in an investigation into figuring out whether this is false or true. but the only way to do that outside the court of public opinion is to discover, which is what's been asked for. ...

Upset about jeff sessions i think having said he would recuse himself from the russian investigation. he goes to marla lago, wakes up, pulls out the phone and the rest is history. every time the water gets hot, he throws a smart bomb out there and we go running for it. this one is different than anything else. this is a bold face assertion about a predecessor that there seems to be no justification. >> especially a felony. >> someone called my radio show and said is there a legal claim here? at this point there's a defamation action. >> another thing making red lines, chris pressing steve king...

>> and loss of wages and he can't be a bounty hunter and he was a good one apparently 30 million. >> we are in the wrong business. >> but i think it is a classic defamation class. if i were representing hip, what did the waiver say? if you get past that he might sustain a defamation action be. >> he might have to prove the tapes were manipulated. and he would have to prove they purposely manipulated the tapes to come out with a story and makes hemlock like a crook. >> we'll see what happens. and thank you for joining us again. >> and jon? >> and extreme weather wreaking ha voc on the midwest. ...

Fraternities or not is a different story. you have to know that if the person in that fraternity, certainly their image has been affected, their reputations have been tarnished because of the false statements. i think it's actionable. >> so actionable. let's just say for discussion purposes, danny, this fraternity says i'm not letting this go. i'm going to court. i'm suing "rolling stone" i'm suing jackie if we can find her. i'm suing perhaps even all of the broadcasters who repeated the story because that publication continued and ultimately they're going to open themselves up to intense scru...

You. this goes back to a part of chris kyle's book where he claims that he essentially punched jesse ture a in a bar but he didn't even name him, right? >> right. that is one of the most interesting parts about this entire story that jesse ventura's name was never in the book at all. it was on "the o'reilly factor" and another television show that kyle said it was jesse ventura did this and he said a number of defamatory things about george bush, the war and he wanted a few seals killed. this is what brought the defamation action in this particular case. it is very unique case from the very be...