Though not stated in the abstract, I assume that the information to be published is true. In the US, truth of a statement is an absolute defense against defama

Though not stated in the abstract, I assume that the information to be published is true. In the US, truth of a statement is an absolute defense against defamation. That is, regardless of how humiliating the information is, no matter the personal embarrassment from its release, no matter my intentions in releasing it, it cannot be defamation if the information is true.