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Lmao love it
No. Stop. Don't.
Pretty sure this would mean an actual copy of the letter, if it exists, will have to be entered into evidence.
Only if they don't settle out of court.
I can't imagine trump wants this to go to a court room.
Lol you have much more faith in our justice system than I do.
They can order the publisher to provide it? I don't know but I would think so.
In fact they can but journalists tend to protect their sources so courts don't often challenge them this way. But it happens.
Wasn't one of the justifications for giving the President blanket immunity was that his job is too important to have him distracted by a court case?
This isn't a court case, it's a shakedown.
It would be genuinely funny if the man who has nearly 3x the reported wealth of Trump, and who also owns the media empire that fueled Trump's political rise, loses here
Although, I wasn't expecting Musk to get spanked so quickly, so maybe I have no idea what I'm talking about xD
Depends if Murdoch actually cares about proving the journalistic integrity of the WSJ or appeasing Trump who's FCC could pull broadcasting licenses even if Murdoch wins.
My guess is Murdoch settles and and the WSJ prints a front page retraction.
I think you have an excellent point about the FCC, and if anything that aspect will be an interesting thing to keep an eye on. Because even my grandmother, who is a few years younger than Murdoch, watches Fox on YouTube now
FCC doesn't have control over cable shows or Youtube replays.
Well, maybe not legally.
Yes, that's why I mentioned YouTube, because AFAIK they currently can't dictate what is streamed online.
I'm not sure what the recent Net Neutrality strike means in this regard though. In March of this year the FCC commissioner stated he wanted control over YouTube TV
I don't think that Trump comes out ahead in any legal battle. Even if he's in the legal right, which I seriously doubt
now you've got a huge, high-profile feud going on with the guy that owns a large chunk of the right wing media out there. I mean, you're gonna lose in the court of public opinion.
And the standard for defamation specifically in US courts specifically for public figures is very high. Like, let's even say that the report was in error (which I also kinda doubt). To win a defamation case in the US, the defamation has to be intentionally false, done with the intent of causing harm, and a collection of other things that are gonna be hard to win on.
And if you lose, now the news headline is "Trump loses/abandons case against News Media X over his involvement in sexy stuff with Epstein".
He doth protest too much. He may not have drawn the picture, but he definitely signed it. Either way, no good because he approved of its message.
Game of chicken. If they don't settle, Trump will pull out before he can be deposed. Of course there is a greater than zero chance that he is so far gone he doesn't actually remember his little love letter.
I'm shocked he has any children at all (for a variety of reasons) with pull-out game like his. My best guess is that half-pump chump Trump lost his balance at the critical moment of entry and, from those four occasions, life was made. Five occasions, I forgot one but to be fair, so does he.
from those four occasions
But what about Tiffany
Five occasions, I forgot one but to be fair, so does he.
Well played.
The funniest part of this i find is had the stupid cunt just not became president, he could have avoided all this and spent the rest of his days cheating at golf, but no the fragile little bitch had to go get his feelings hurt by Obama and his ego could just not let it go
In all fairness, he's made heaps of cash this time around, and written his name in history.
Which is the most important thing for a narcissist.
Somehow I don't think this will help bury the Epstein story
Yes! Burn all your bridges with your few friends you have left! Then you will be left all alone on an island, a sex island. Oh shit wait!…
This should be entertaining. I want them to go to discovery. We need Trump describing, under oath, their relationship. Present day Trump
It's never going to get to discovery I don't know what y'all are expecting. This is Rupert Murdoch. He's just going to use this as an excuse to give a giant payout to Trump.
Exactly, he's using lawsuits as avenues for bribes.
He's killed that story completely now.
Southern District of Florida Federal Court in Miami - is that I-Lean Qannon’s jurisdiction?
This is where HitlerPig's narcissim and ignorance bites him in the ass. He's thinks he got elected on the strength of his scintillating personality, when it was FoxNews simping for him every step of the way. He also has never heard, or understood, the phrase "Don't bite the hand that feeds you."
FoxNews is probably the single biggest single factor in getting him elected twice. Fucking with them is NOT a good idea, but I encourage him to increase his attacks on them.
Old money vs Orange turd money? Who will w....care. Hey look a squirrel!
Who’s he suing because of those ankles?