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Donald Trump's desire to 'loosen up' libel laws is a disturbing sign he doesn't understand why freedom of speech is more important than his public image.

Donald Trump has a problem with libel laws. Last month at a rally in Texas, he said he would “open up” libel laws to make it easier to sue news organizations for “purposely negative and horrible and false articles.”

In a meeting with The Washington Post editorial board Monday, Trump repeated his desire to “loosen up” libel laws, but declined to say exactly how he would do so, or what he thinks the standard for libel should be.

It was understandable that the Post’s editors would want to know exactly what Trump has in mind, since he mentioned their paper at the rally in Texas, adding, “we’re going to have people sue you like you’ve never got sued before.”

When pressed, Trump appeared to favor a standard that would allow him to sue news organizations for printing things that are “wrong” or “bad.” Fred Hiatt, the Post’s editorial page editor, asked specifically how he would change the law given the Supreme Court’s 1964 ruling in Sullivan v. New York, which established the current standards for libel. What follows is the exchange they had:

http://thefederalist.com/2016/03/22/donald-trump-doesnt-understand-libel-laws/
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