You have certain rights that President Trump does not, because he is a public figure. You have the right to sue for character defamation in civil court. Someone suing must prove the information published was false and as a result, there was monetary loss. Further, the information can’t be in the form of a joke or cartoon, as this is not considered factual information. This issue arose yesterday, when a new book was published about President Trump, entitled: “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House.” President Trump has threatened the publisher with a lawsuit based on libelous statements.
I ordered by copy today from Amazon:
Michael Wolff: Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House from Amazon
Wikipedia: Fire and Fury book on Trump
New York Times vs Sullivan (1964)
*** Update:
Did Michael Wolff have access to the White House?
Donald Trump has responded in a tweet saying he had no access to the WH. Politifact concludes that Trump’s denial is False.
See link below:
Politifact – Access to WH by Wolff
They can’t verify that Wolff had as much contact as he claims, but he was often inside the White House.
Stay tuned,
Dave