Sarah Palin tells defamation trial jury that Times editorial ‘kicked the oomph’ out of her
- Sarah Palin, the former Alaska governor, arrived at a Manhattan federal court on April 21, 2025, for a defamation trial.
- The trial arose from a 2017 New York Times editorial about gun control published after the Scalise shooting.
- The editorial linked Palin's PAC map with crosshairs over electoral districts to the 2011 Giffords shooting.
- Palin stated the editorial 'kicked the oomph out of her', and Bennet said he 'blew it' by inserting wrong details.
- While a jury initially ruled against Palin's claims, an appeals court revived the case citing errors by the judge.
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Sarah Palin tells defamation trial jury that Times editorial 'kicked the oomph' out of her
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has testified at a defamation trial that an editorial in The New York Times in 2017 was a game changer in her life that “kicked the oomph” out of her.
Sarah Palin testifies in her defamation case against The New York Times, saying her profile “crashed” as a result of a 2017 editorial that contained an error
Katie Robertson / New York Times: Sarah Palin testifies in her defamation case against The New York Times, saying her profile “crashed” as a result of a 2017 editorial that contained an error — Closing arguments in the libel case are expected on Tuesday, after which the nine jurors will begin deliberations.
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