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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIf anyone watched the Stormy Daniels interview on Rachel last night
Last edited Wed Jul 3, 2024, 10:14 AM - Edit history (1)
Rachel brought up the fact we had a revolution so someone could criticize the king, and not have their life destroyed. Yet, that is what has happened to Stormy. Her life has been upended; she cant work, her life and the lives of those she loves are threatened; and shes currently facing contempt charges, and possible jail time for not releasing personal, identifiable details about her 13-year old daughter to the court.
No one, in America, should have their life destroyed for telling the truth about someone powerful, but here we are. We dont adequately protect our truth-tellers and Mondays SCOTUS ruling will only intensify matters putting more truth-tellers in a powerful persons crosshairs.
ProudMNDemocrat
(20,844 posts)But at least they stay away from threatening kids and their wives, lest they expose their kids and wives to the same threats of retribution.
I watched the interview and grew even more worried that the law only protects the powerful and not those who do the right thing and tell the truth. Rachel's approach to this interview exposed even more of the underbelly of Trump's world seldom seen. I doubt this does him any good other than issuing threats against Rachel.
Blue Full Moon
(3,392 posts)Beginning to wonder about Epstein and Ivanas deaths, they were convenient. Oops looks like just an accident or suicide.
triron
(22,240 posts)What a vile pos.
Richluu
(155 posts)onecaliberal
(36,594 posts)Weve already been taken over.
True Blue American
(18,579 posts)What Biden has done. The most successful since FDR had a cold and jet lag. While a convicted criminal lied for 11/2 hours. I am fed up with both sides for being so gullible to the lying and hysterical press who will move on to something else tomorrow.
dlk
(13,230 posts)To paraphrase Rick Wilson, these are people who would cut their childrens throats with a rusty knife to get a tax cut. He would know.The Trump tax cuts are due to sunset next year.
dlk
(13,230 posts)There are those who would rather burn our democracy to the ground rather than share.
BonnieJW
(3,115 posts)Tsf has done COUNTLESS despicable things and the magats show up and gather around and defend him to the death. Our fabulous president has a bad debate performance and everyone walks away.
What kind of people are in our party?????
triron
(22,240 posts)MustLoveBeagles
(15,942 posts)For me personally walking away from Biden is the scarier option.
gab13by13
(32,012 posts)it was too sad.
It confirms my point that everyone fears TSF, and that was his intent. He flat out threatens people to not cross him. Hell, he threatened Dana Bash and Jake Tapper, pre-debate.
When good people stand up to him he makes their lives a holy hell to discourage others from coming forward.
It applies to all occupations. Reporters will think twice before writing negative stories about TSF.
He is worse than a mob boss, he is like the head of Hell's Angels motorcycle club.
dlk
(13,230 posts)Whats even uglier are his enablers to look the way.
live love laugh
(16,337 posts)He is dangerous.
triron
(22,240 posts)Worse than I could imagine even Sstan.
ShazzieB
(22,496 posts)Last edited Wed Jul 3, 2024, 01:43 PM - Edit history (1)
Sorry, posted twice by mistake.
onecaliberal
(36,594 posts)ShazzieB
(22,496 posts)It was heartbreaking.
Did anyone catch whe reason why that court is ordering her to release the info about her daughter? I hope someone can explain that, because it made absolutely no sense to me.
I had trouble understanding a lot of what Stormy said, about that and some other things, because I'm a little hard of hearing. (I wear hearing aids, but they can only do so much.) She talked too fast and too softly, and the words kind of ran together at times. I wish somebody would have turned her mic up.
I had the captions on (I always do) but there was so much time lag that they weren't much help.
dlk
(13,230 posts)Theres no reason for a minor child to be involved in any way. Rachels shining the light of day on the matter may help. I hope so.
ShazzieB
(22,496 posts)Whatever it is, I agree that it's an outrageous demand. The idea that any judge would hold someone in contempt for thst is...disturbing.
GoCubsGo
(34,872 posts)to take her daughter away from her as punishment for exposing Dear Leader.
Farmer-Rick
(12,598 posts)"Its become unsafe for her family and her pets. Her horses have been shot twice now by protesters and even mainstream media paparazzi trying to provoke her out of her home. As if thats not bad enough, Trump is still tangling her up in lawsuits in an effort to bleed her dry financially because his cult of minions will foot the bill for him to do so."
"Recently, Stormy was sent discovery documents to aid in collection of the attorney fee judgment. It is standard practice to request a list of assets, accounts, property, etc. HOWEVER, the forms Stormy was given also required that she provide her minor childs personal information including legal name, fathers address and more. This information is not only a violation of a childs privacy but has the potential of becoming very real and immediate danger. In response to her own doxing and fearing for her daughters safety, Stormy declined to provide those details unless a confidentiality agreement was granted. The court denied her request and a motion to compel hearing scheduled. No mother should be forced to choose between protecting her innocent child and being held in contempt of court."
Magat court jesters......I mean judges, are really abusing their authority. Welcome to the kingdom of Trump. Let's hope he doesn't take a liking to that little girl. I'm sure he has replaced Epstein and gotten himself a new pedo pimp.
jmbar2
(7,950 posts)She is being destroyed for following a legal subpoena to testify. She has a GoFundMe, about halfway to the $1 million goal, but that seems too small.
She has to pay tRump $600K, plus attorney's fees, and needs additional to find someplace safe to relocate with her daughter. Taxes will take a lot of the funds, so it really isn't enough.
I wish I were rich. I'd give her a shit-ton of money to protect her.
PatSeg
(53,148 posts)possible jail time, while that monster walks free and is running for reelection for President of the United States. There is something seriously wrong with this picture.
triron
(22,240 posts)PatSeg
(53,148 posts)This past week has been a total nightmare. I'm having flashbacks to election night 2016. I thought the worst was behind us.
sarchasm
(1,305 posts)elleng
(141,926 posts)Ligyron
(8,006 posts)Whether it's juries, witnesses or those brave souls that push back against MAGA's march toward fascism, they need protection of some sort.
IDK what exactly what form this takes or what entity need to be created or activated but we can't let this bully succeed in silencing those voices.
How chickenshit do you have to be to encourage attacks on innocent family members or their children for gawd's sake? In the past, this type of thing would be condemned by those otherwise on board with their cause but now they can be inspired to attack SO's with a hammer even and worse yet...be celebrated for it.
No honor, decency or sense of fairplay restrains their hand anymore.
But something should. Something had better,
Evolve Dammit
(21,738 posts)dlk
(13,230 posts)Sadly