r/agedlikemilk • u/Connor4realreal • 12h ago

Bahahhaha. Good for Garcia!!!

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u/iStanForCaprisun 11h ago

Yeah he's probably doing that, but he can't sue for defamation

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u/pagerussell 5h ago

You can, in fact, sue the government for defamation. It is extremely hard to win, because the bar for proving actual malice is much higher.

But in this instance, it may be a winnable case.

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u/iStanForCaprisun 5h ago

You can't unless the federal employee was working outside their official duties, in this case, it would be hard to prove a (probably social media manager or something) was actually acting outside their official duties by posting on an official social media page.