Finley is a U.S. senator. While at a friend's wedding, he comments that another senator, Glen, is corrupt and is an alcoholic and drug addict. A reporter overhears this statement and includes the conversation in a written report that is published in the state's largest newspaper. Glen is called before a Senate investigatory committee, and his reputation is permanently scarred. Is Finley guilty of defamation?

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There is no privilege as Finley was not acting in an official capacity. Finley disseminated the information such that the reporter overheard it, and the reporter only further disseminated it.

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