How To Take 'Fake News' To Court, A Tentative Airdate For Stormy Daniels Interview, And Trump's Bowling Ball Test

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Top Stories --------------------------------------------------------------- [New Lawsuit Reveals Challenges Of Taking ‘Fake News’ Peddlers To Court]( The Gist: If online agitators spark a wave of harassment by publishing damaging, dishonest stories about private individuals’ personal lives, can the victims do anything to stop them? Brennan Gilmore hopes so. A counter-protester at the 2017 white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va., Gilmore has brought a defamation suit against InfoWars, Gateway Pundit and other right-wing conspiracy-peddling sites that he says smeared his reputation. [WaPo: CBS Will Likely Air Stormy Daniels ’60 Minutes’ Interview On March 25]( The Gist: CBS will likely air its “60 Minutes” interview with porn actress Stormy Daniels on March 25, according to two people familiar with the matter who spoke with The Washington Post. [Zinke Says ‘Konnichiwa’ To Japanese-American Congresswoman]( The Gist: During a House Natural Resources Committee hearing on Wednesday, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke greeted a fourth-generation Japanese-American congresswoman by saying “konnichiwa,” a traditional midday Japanese greeting. From The Reporter's Notebook --------------------------------------------------------------- [TPM's Tierney Sneed reported]( on the many times Kris Kobach unsuccessfully tried to introduce new evidence into the trial for his proof-of-citizenship voter registration requirement. The new evidence was updated statistics for number of people who were on the "suspense list" for voter registration due to the requirement. Kobach was first shot down by the judge when he sought to introduce the numbers via a slide show, which the judge said violated a 24-hour deadline she imposed before trial started because he sent it opposing counsel late the night before. But really, Kobach should have flagged the updated numbers much sooner, according to orders the judge issued previously. After an appeals court in October 2016 an outlined a test Kobach would need meet for his requirement to stand, the district court judge reopened discovery in an order that was extended through the spring of 2017. That means Kobach should have produced the new numbers many months ago. Agree Or Disagree? --------------------------------------------------------------- Josh Marshall: "My greatest fear with Trump is not so much that he would ‘sell out’ the US to Russia as that his subservience and public lickspittledom would lead Putin to be so aggressive that it would set in motion a chain of events that would be difficult to stop. What if one of those Russian planes buzzing US ships crashes into one? What if Putin kills someone with nerve gas on American soil? What happens then? At some point, inevitably, the U.S. snaps from Trump accommodation to aggressive response. How much of a hold does Russia have over Trump? Can he be driven to inflict willful damage on the United States? [We don’t know](. But our ability to act, in critical decisions and engagements implicating our most essential alliances, is crippled." Say What?! --------------------------------------------------------------- "There will always be change, but very little." - President Donald Trump on Thursday [responding]( to an unspecified story about future staff changes at the White House. BUZZING: Today in the Hive --------------------------------------------------------------- From a TPM Prime member: "I'm sure the GOP is quaking in their boots at the strongly worded letter I'm sure the Democrats are writing now. Those accusation sure must sting. Keep at it Dems, surely the GOP will be shamed into acting appropriately....and if they don't just tell them 'GOOD DAY TO YOU SIR' and walk off in a huff! That'll show em!" Related: [Dems: Trump Officials Worked With Activists To Target State Dept. Career Staff]( Have something to add? Become a [Prime]( member and join the discussion [here](. What We're Reading --------------------------------------------------------------- So, Uh, What’s This Bowling-Ball Test That Trump Was Talking About? ([The Washington Post]( Philadelphia’s New Top Prosecutor Is Rolling Out Wild, Unprecedented Criminal Justice Reforms ([Slate]( [unsubscribe from this list]( | [update subscription preferences]( | [view email in browser](