It was a sham show trial in the USA where the news defames people all the time and the UK isn't much better. Look at the Johnny Depp case or Ian Hislop.

and weren't the so called defamed acting in a political manner being used by the media?

It was a sham show trial in the USA where the news defames people all the time and the UK isn't much better. Look at the Johnny Depp case or Ian Hislop.