Let me tell yall how awful the legal system is that protects these people, but let me also cite legal reasons for not blowing the whole thing up.
Pussy.
Who is going to cover Adam Davidson’s legal fees for the mountain defamation lawsuits that are sure to follow publication regardless of whether what is has is true and well documented? That’s one of the many powers of wealth, overwhelm your opponents with legal filings and financially ruin them.