The ongoing media affiliated events with President Donald Trump continue to occur.

President Trump’s new ordeal is about libel laws dealing with the media. Something libel is a published false statement that is damaging to a person’s reputation; a written defamation.

Journalist Adam Liptak, went in depth on President Trump’s comments on the possibility of changing libel laws. The initial reaction from President Trump was seen on twitter where he stated his unhappiness with the New York Times.

President Trump stated, “I’m going to open up our libel laws so when they write purposely negative and horrible and false articles, we can sue them and win lots of money.”

According to Liptak’s report, “It is indeed hard for public figures to win libel suits. They have to prove that something false was said about them, that it harmed their reputation and that the writer acted with “actual malice.” That last term is misleading, as it has nothing to do with the ordinary meaning of malice in the sense of spite or ill will.”

Trump’s ability to change libel laws is certainly unlikely to occur but people should never doubt the capabilities that President Trump possess. The media and President Trump will constantly be going back and forth for at least the next four years and this little episode has only put more fuel on a giant fire.