Yes, legally responsible. There's no legal violation here, though. The article made a specific claim: that Altman was aware of something. It provided no evidenc

Yes, legally responsible. There's no legal violation here, though. The article made a specific claim: that Altman was aware of something. It provided no evidence that he was. If it accused him of some criminal misdeed, then it wouldn't matter if he was aware of it, as long as he signed the illegal order. That would be a different story, but clearly in this case it doesn't apply.