Trump wants to toughen the nation's libel laws, but he isn't likely to succeed
by Norman Pearlstine, Los Angeles Times
Sep 10, 2018
3 minutes
Donald Trump hates to lose unless he wins by losing.
So, when it comes to libel laws, the president seems happy to portray himself as a victim.
On Wednesday, in response to the publication of excerpts from author Bob Woodward's new, critical book on his presidency, Trump called on "Washington politicians" to change our nation's libel laws.
Earlier this year Trump called libel laws "a sham and a disgrace," shortly after his lawyers had
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