• @Nightwingdragon
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    711 month ago

    ‘Your poll made Trump mad’ is not a valid basis for a lawsuit

    “Wanna bet?”

    – Trump, as he files suit against WaPo.

      • @FahrenheitGhost
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        51 month ago

        I highly doubt Donald would let anyone hold his fries.

    • Smarf Durden
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      141 month ago

      Bezos: let’s settle for a few million to your bribery inauguration fund

      • @Nightwingdragon
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        131 month ago

        No need to strike out the word bribery any more. Not like they even bother trying to hide it.

    • @AngryCommieKender
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      11 month ago

      Strangely he’s going after The Des Moines Register. Sound like a small newspaper company.

      • @Nightwingdragon
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        61 month ago

        Makes for nice easy wins to pad the stats that can be used as leverage to get other companies to fold. The Des Moines Register probably one day dreams of having 1% of the resources that a company like ABC or a person like Jeff Bezos has, and they fell like a house of cards. If they couldn’t stand up to Trump, some local newspaper has zero chance.

        And then Trump can just use that as leverage to intimidate the next paper. And the one after that. The message is pretty simple. Whether you’re some giant multimedia conglomerate or some podunk high school rag, if you anger Trump, he can and will go after you for it. It’s insurance to make sure that the rubes don’t get all uppity, thinking they’re too small to be noticed.

  • @dhork
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    391 month ago

    I’m surprised Bezos let them publish it…

  • @4grams
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    271 month ago

    It wasn’t, but welcome to our new reality. Elections have consequences people.

    • @normalexit
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      -21 month ago

      Ugh, I have to hear “elections have consequences” for the next term every time he does anything shitty.

      We know. He sucks, it sucks, this sucks.

      • @4grams
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        51 month ago

        That is ironically one of the consequences of this election.

    • chingadera
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      41 month ago

      Well you can put that on your “that shit ain’t happening, money runs and is the game” list.

  • @Lauchs
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    111 month ago

    If this suit somehow won, Rassmussen would be out of business the next day as dozens if not hundreds of members of Congress filed similar lawsuits.

  • @[email protected]
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    91 month ago

    Broadly, this is just the sort of thing that can be expected when we allow positions of power to be held by people who are mentally ill.

  • smokebuddy [he/him]
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    61 month ago

    They may be immune from prosecution, but is a sitting President immune from being ordered a Vexatious Litigant?

    • @Tyfud
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      41 month ago

      SCOTUS says yes, as long as it’s their guy.

  • @Dragomus
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    31 month ago

    … ofcourse it is … It just might not be a basis of a legitimate win but winning by draining the enemy of resources is a win as well.

  • @Professorozone
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    21 month ago

    Correction. “Your poll made Trump made WASN’T a valid basis for a lawsuit.” FTFY.

  • @Serinus
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    21 month ago

    Sure, but have you considered how much easier it is to bribe/pay tribute when you pay through a bullshit settlement on a bullshit lawsuit?