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Question: A U. S. senator fired one of her staff members for being insubordinate and refusing to follow the senator's instructions about handling several important matters. To get revenge for being fired, the staff member forged some documents that falsely suggested the senator was taking bribes from lobbyists. The staff member anonymously mailed the forged documents to an investigative reporter from a major mitional newspaper. Based on the forged documents, the newspaper published stories accusing the senator of corruption. The staff member eventually admitted that he had forged and mailed the documents to the reporter. If the senator brings a defamation suit against the former staff member for forging and mailing the documents to the reporter, the senator will most likely
A: recover, because the staff member was aware that the documents were false. 
B: recover, because the senator can prove that she suffered actual economic or other harm as a result of the newspaper stories. 
C: not recover, because the senator is a public figure. 
D: not recover, because the First Amendment provides a privilege for speech relating to a legislator and her staff. 
Please eliminate two incorrect options first, then think it step by step and choose the most proper one option.
gpt
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1. Is the question multiple-choice question?
Yes

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grounded