So why are they free AND SUING TRUMP for defamation?
He repeated his claims, they sued him, the judge refused to dismiss the case and in my opinion he's going to lose. His only slim chance of beating it is Presidential Immunity
In the Philadelphia Federal Case Judge Beetlestone ruled that Trump's statement
"must be construed as one of fact, not opinion," because it can be
"objectively determined" to be false that the men pleaded guilty or killed someone. The judge's order did dismiss the claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress, but allowed the core defamation claims to proceed.
In a separate ruling, Beetlestone also said that Pennsylvania's Anti-SLAPP law, designed to protect defendants from lawsuits targeting protected speech, does not apply in federal court — rejecting another of Trump's motions to dismiss.