Law's Bryan Adamson highlights why Trump’s threat to sue ABC has no legal basis

Extraordinarily Troubling': Legal Experts Sound Off After Trump Threatens To Sue ABC... Again

HuffPost: Bryan Adamson, the David L. Brennan Chaired Professor of Law, said President Trump’s claim that Jimmy Kimmel’s return to ABC is an “illegal campaign contribution” has no legal basis. Satire and political commentary are constitutionally protected, he said, and media outlets fall under broad exemptions allowing free commentary on political events and figures.