Summary
- A federal court has ruled that MSNBC pundit Andrew Weissmann's tweet accusing lawyer Stefan Passantino of "coaching" a witness to lie was not negligent.
- Judge Loren AliKhan concluded that Passantino failed to establish the necessary level of fault for defamation, assuming he is a private figure.
- The court noted that Weissmann had reasonable grounds to believe his statement was true, supported by congressional testimony and media reports.
- This ruling underscores the challenges public figures face in defamation claims, particularly regarding the standard of negligence and actual malice.
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