Hoo-boy, the felon sued Dow Jones
Because of course he did
If there is any good to come from Donald J. Trump suing the Wall Street Journal’s owner, Dow Jones, for defamation, it’s that maybe we’ll gain a little more insight. How much was the current president involved in the nasty goings-on of Jeffrey Epstein, who trafficked girls so old rich men could rape them.
Trump is seeking $10 billion in damages, a gambit that seems crazy, at best.
From the AP:
The move came shortly after the Justice Department asked a federal court on Friday to unseal grand jury transcripts in Epstein’s sex trafficking case, as the administration seeks to contain the firestorm that erupted after it announced that it would not be releasing additional files from the case, despite previously pledging to do so.
You can read the 18-page suit, filed in southern Florida, here. I am not a lawyer, but I have read enough of these to say that this one contains some gems that boggle the imagination, including:
The lawyers (Brito PLLC, of Coral Gables, Fla.) seem not to understand what “exclusive” means, when describing a news story. That an exclusive story would then go viral is kind of how it works, guys, if the story’s any good.
The suit maintains that the vulgar letter purported to have been written by Trump is fake, that it does not exist, and that the reporters made up the whole thing.
The suit lists as “defamatory” what can only be considered statements of fact, such as “The album had poems, photos and greetings from businesspeople, academics, Epstein’s former girlfriends and childhood pals, according to the documents reviewed by the Journal and people familiar with them.” Trump isn’t even mentioned but you do you, legal eagles at Brito.
The suit mentions Collin Rugg, a right-wing journalist who shared the article, including “powerful denials” by the diapered felon who rapes, on social media. What this is supposed to prove is beyond me. Several influencers are mentioned. And? Honestly, much of this suit contains what can only be considered filler. Was there a page count they were trying to reach? Because easily half of the suit reads that way.
Let’s be honest. Some of this suit is not just filler. It’s horseshit such as this: “The statements were published by Defendants with actual malice, oppression, and fraud in that they were aware at the time of the falsity of the publication and thus, made said publications in bad faith, out of disdain and ill-will directed towards Plaintiff without any regard for the truth.” Good luck proving that. I think this is going to be a bumpy but interesting ride.
So strap in and remember: All of this could be avoided if we’d just believed women.
There is more to this story than the rapist in the WH! Elites having their way with minors and getting away with it! Remember Acosta, the Florida prosecutor who orchestrated the fiasco of an investigation. He was rewarded with an appointment to the rapist’s first administration. These men deserve to be exposed and given the exact same treatment as Maxwell, and PLEASE don’t tell me justice is equal, Breonna Taylor’s family knows that for sure!
What troubles me is yet again the chief felon is suing a media company. Let’s hope that this case does end up at trial and discovery. But so many of his frivolous lawsuits end up being settled— with money lining his pockets and he claiming victory. ( cases in point recent settlements by CBS and ABC). CBS should have never settled, but that is often what lawyers do— take the easy way out. I understand CBS is after a merger deal but filing suit is an intimidation tactic.