tucker: libby locke, one of the most successful lawyers in this small but important field. thank you. thank you for having me. tucker: nancy pelosi has ended for now the traditional state of the union that takes place before the joint session of congress. the battle with the president and pelosi continues. trace gallagher has the very latest on that. hey, trace? hi, tucker this state of the union standoff fully materialized today. it was back on january 3rd with the shutdown already underway that speaker pelosi first invited president trump to the house chamber on january 29th. then on january 16th, pelosi wanted the speech delayed over security concerns. now the secret service, and dhs have knocked down those concerns and the president today sent pelosi a letter saying in part, quote: i will be honoring your invitation and fulfilling my constitutional duty. that s when pelosi responded by disinviting the president, quoting again. the house of representatives will not consider
here he is a private figure. he is not a public figure. you are not going to have the new york times vs. as you will van burden would not apply to him as a private figure. liability here is on a negligence standard. that s a much lower standard. and, the media outlets who publish this stuff and didn t reach out to him for comment i think they have real legal risk here, tucker. tucker: would you recommend to the families of these boys whose lives i think it s fair to say will be overshadowed by this. this deeply unfair, would you recommend that they pursue a legal course? absolutely. they should hire experienced defamation counsel. not just experienced lawyer but someone who knows this area of the law and who can really evaluate legal claims. it s what we did in the uva case looking at federal vs. state court which jurisdiction because, look, this is an area where you don t want to swing and miss. because, if you lose, even on a procedural issue. it s going to be reported as a vin