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COLGATE4

(14,791 posts)
Tue Sep 8, 2020, 11:50 PM Sep 2020

Justice Department moves to replace

Trump's private defense in the slander suit against Trump. This was just reported on Lawrence O'Donnell (link from BBC below*). Not only is this move -unheard of before now - designed to economize Trump's money by letting the taxpayers pay for his defense on this charge. It also means that, if approved by the court the suit will be thrown out because the slanderous language complained of was made while Trump was President "in the scope of his official duties" and, since the government can't be sued under the doctrine of sovereign immunity it will therefore be dismissed.

Barr has now made it clear that the entire Department of Justice is Trump's private (free) law firm. Great way to beat all those legal bills, Donnie.
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*The US Department of Justice has taken legal action to defend President Donald Trump in a defamation case from a woman who accuses him of raping her.

Under a court filing, the department is moving to replace the president's private lawyers and take over the case.

Columnist E Jean Carroll accuses Mr Trump of assaulting her in a Manhattan department store in the 1990s.

Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-54081921

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Justice Department moves to replace (Original Post) COLGATE4 Sep 2020 OP
This has nothing to do with Trump's official duties. Sleazes. Karadeniz Sep 2020 #1
That's what the Justice Department is claiming COLGATE4 Sep 2020 #2
Read about this in the Times, and the whole point of... TreasonousBastard Sep 2020 #3
That's the least Trump expects to get out of COLGATE4 Sep 2020 #4
Yet another reason to dump the Trump. He's costing us too TreasonousBastard Sep 2020 #5
I seriously doubt it. Or, if he did I'm sure he found a way COLGATE4 Sep 2020 #6
Whilst googling around, I found a better reason for the venue change.,.. TreasonousBastard Sep 2020 #10
How can anyone support this prick? world wide wally Sep 2020 #7
Which prick? Barr, Trump or both? COLGATE4 Sep 2020 #8
Thinking Trump but let me rephrase... These pricks world wide wally Sep 2020 #9
Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2020 #11

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)
3. Read about this in the Times, and the whole point of...
Wed Sep 9, 2020, 12:02 AM
Sep 2020

this scandalous action is to push any more motions until after the election.

We are paying for another Trump stall.

COLGATE4

(14,791 posts)
4. That's the least Trump expects to get out of
Wed Sep 9, 2020, 12:05 AM
Sep 2020

this gambit. If the court actually buys this nonsense Barr will have the whole Dept. of Justice at his command to serve as Trump's personal attorneys.

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)
5. Yet another reason to dump the Trump. He's costing us too
Wed Sep 9, 2020, 12:12 AM
Sep 2020

damn much money.

BTW anyone checked if he actually gave back his salary like he promised?

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)
10. Whilst googling around, I found a better reason for the venue change.,..
Wed Sep 9, 2020, 12:36 AM
Sep 2020

The NY court ordered dna sample to compare with the stain ok n the dress. This voids that for a while.

And, yes he does donate his paycheck.

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