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Trump moves to muzzle the WSJ

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"A Wall Street Journal report about a birthday letter from President Donald Trump to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein prompted Trump to first threaten, then to sue the newspaper.

The Journal reported on July 17 that Ghislaine Maxwell had a leather-bound album made for Epstein's 50th birthday, before he was first arrested. The book was to be filled with letters from Epstein's friends, and the Journal found that Trump was one of them.

Trump said the letter was "FAKE" in a Truth Social post, and called the story "false, malicious, and defamatory." On July 18 Trump filed a lawsuit in Miami federal court. He named as the plaintiffs Dow Jones & Company, News Corporation, owner Rupert Murdoch and reporters Khadeeja Safdar and Joseph Palazzolo."

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His attack on freedom of speech is on display again. Critics beware.
 
Please let discovery be in public.
Just ask Trump under oath if he signed this thing and then wallop him when he inevitably lies and says he didn't.
Hell, have the document dna tested.

Let's see his fans on here still defend him after being proven to have lied under oath.
Then they can tell us why they're still the party of law and order.
 

The case itself is irrelevant. Its all about intimidation by attacking their resources like with other nedia, and the universities, and with foreigners.

He wants a world were he controls the information.
 
j brown's body said:
The case itself is irrelevant. Its all about intimidation by attacking their resources like with other nedia, and the universities, and with foreigners.

He wants a world were he controls the information.
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He's a classic vexatious litigant but he's the President.
Every day Trump manages to prove even more what a complete twat he is.

It's almost impressive.
 
Trump said that he would SUE them.

He claimed that the WSJ's defamatory innuendos were “false, malicious, and defamatory”.

So SUE THEM. Stop flapping your jaws, Trump.
 
SkyChief said:
Trump said that he would SUE them.

He claimed that the WSJ's defamatory innuendos were “false, malicious, and defamatory”.

So SUE THEM. Stop flapping your jaws, Trump.
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Trump also claimed Biden appointed Powell.

That trump made a claim doesn't mean trump made a true statement.
 
Could be an uphill climb for trump's attorneys - whoever they are - to prove defamation:


...To prevail on his defamation claims, Trump must show the defendants acted with "actual malice," meaning they knew the article was false or acted with reckless disregard for its truth.

A $10 billion award would far exceed the largest defamation judgments and settlements in recent history.

These include a $1.5 billion judgment against conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, and Fox News' settlement with Dominion Voting Systems for $787.5 million....
 

People sue for libel all the time. That does not make it an attack on Free Speech.


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SkyChief said:
exactly. Trump needs to deliver.

Either shit, or get off the po_.

I'm growing so tired of all the idle threats.
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Never EVER go into law or politics... I am afraid you would lose your shit if you saw that side of the veil. LOL

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Pyrite said:
Trump also claimed Biden appointed Powell.

That trump made a claim doesn't mean trump made a true statement.
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That isn't libel.
 
Pyrite said:
Post #14


???

I haven't said trump libeled, slandered, or defamed someone.
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I know. The OP is claiming that Trump is not after the WSJ for libel, but instead to quash Free Speech.

That Trump made a claim does not mean he made an untrue statement.

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Donald Trump is almost certainly an evil pedophile rapist, but you know what? I really do hope he bankrupts the Murdoch Family. The irony would be delicious.
 
It would awesome to go to discovery and learn that the letter came from Ghislaine Maxwell.
 
Felis Leo said:
Donald Trump is almost certainly an evil pedophile rapist, but you know what? I really do hope he bankrupts the Murdoch Family. The irony would be delicious.
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I doubt this "suit" is going to do it.

 
The Press (Media)Enemy of people
Columbia UniversityWoke, leftist, corrupt
Harvard UniversityPolitically correct, corrupt
Ivy LeagueRadical left indoctrinators
Department of EducationDisaster
Department of JusticeDeep state
FBICorrupt, disgraceful mess
Federal Election CommissionBiased, corrupt
Federal Communications Comm.Very unfair, corrupt
CNNFake news
The New York TimesFailing, fake news
Washington PostFake news
NPRRadical left
PBSBiased, fake news
United Nations Human RightsCesspool of bias
International Criminal CourtIllegitimate, corrupt
Universities (general)Indoctrination centers
Sanctuary Cities (local gov)Poisoned, lawless
Immigration CourtsJoke, disgrace
NBCDisgrace to journalism
ABCDishonest, fake
CBSFake, corrupt
PoliticoDishonest reporting

My AI got tired after that, but I know it's holding out on me still. It left out WSJ, after all.
 
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