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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump's 'Big Tech' Lawsuits Could Make Him Testify Under Oath About Jan. 6
Experts said Trumps suits against Facebook, Twitter and Google will likely be dismissed, but if theyre not, he would be forced to explain his actions that day.By S.V. Date
WASHINGTON Donald Trump on Wednesday defended the domestic terrorists who assaulted the Capitol on his behalf on Jan. 6 as he announced federal lawsuits against social media companies lawsuits that could make him testify under oath about his actions that day.
Were going to hold big tech very accountable, Trump said from his Bedminster, New Jersey, golf course where he is spending the summer. It will be a pivotal battle in the defense of the First Amendment.
Asked what he did to defuse the mob attack on Jan. 6, the day that triggered his social media banishment, Trump instead complained about how harshly his rioters were being treated by authorities.
It was an unfortunate event. I say, though, however, people are being treated unbelievably unfairly. He then added, falsely: There were no guns in the Capitol, except for the gun that shot Ashli Babbit. ... There was no reason for that.
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https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-tech-lawsuits-capitol-riot_n_60e5fd82e4b0fe5f06a7caf4?rje
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Trump's 'Big Tech' Lawsuits Could Make Him Testify Under Oath About Jan. 6 (Original Post)
catbyte
Jul 2021
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abqtommy
(14,118 posts)1. Let The Discovery roll on!
Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)2. meh, he will walk from this scam before he has to do that.
-misanthroptimist
(770 posts)3. He always speaks like an angry little boy.
Overly dramatic about everything
Always the victim
And paradoxically perhaps, always the greatest
I wonder if he's ever even heard of perspective and objectivity? Probably not since he surrounds himself with ass-kissers who tell him only what he wants to hear.
NewJeffCT
(56,827 posts)4. it's going to get thrown out of court
for a lack of standing - Facebook says that legal actions against them must be filed in northern California and Donny filed his lawsuit in Florida.
Link to tweet
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FalloutShelter
(11,750 posts)5. LOLOL
Vinca
(50,170 posts)6. This is one lawsuit that is going to fold so fast it'll be a speed record.
As soon as Trump realizes he honestly is not King and must testify under oath, that's the ball game. I only hope the judge awards legal fees to the tech companies.
C_U_L8R
(44,897 posts)7. It's a 'fundraising' swindle
He should pay for abusing our Courts.
StarfishSaver
(18,486 posts)9. How do you hold someone "very accountable"?
And how is that different than just holding them accountable.