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dlk

(13,230 posts)
Wed Jul 3, 2024, 08:15 AM Jul 2024

If 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 can’t work, her life and the lives of those she loves are threatened; and she’s 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 don’t adequately protect our truth-tellers and Monday’s SCOTUS ruling will only intensify matters putting more truth-tellers in a powerful person’s crosshairs.

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If anyone watched the Stormy Daniels interview on Rachel last night (Original Post) dlk Jul 2024 OP
The Mafia acts this way... ProudMNDemocrat Jul 2024 #1
Pile it on Blue Full Moon Jul 2024 #12
I grew more seething hatred of Trump. triron Jul 2024 #17
There is a fundraiser for Stormy. $600K raised so far! Richluu Jul 2024 #25
She exposed the entire DOJ. We should have known when the fascists approved of garland, the fix was in. onecaliberal Jul 2024 #26
I am still trying to figure out True Blue American Jul 2024 #2
It's about tax cuts dlk Jul 2024 #3
It's all about the tax cuts dlk Jul 2024 #8
I can't believe this is happening BonnieJW Jul 2024 #10
Makes me wonder. triron Jul 2024 #18
People are afraid MustLoveBeagles Jul 2024 #30
I could only watch some of it, gab13by13 Jul 2024 #4
It's a very ugly situation, to be sure dlk Jul 2024 #5
I follow Michael Cohen and he says repeatedly take him at his word. live love laugh Jul 2024 #13
Worse much worse. triron Jul 2024 #19
Sorry, posted twice by mistake. ShazzieB Jul 2024 #6
It's a form to determine her assets. onecaliberal Jul 2024 #27
I watched the whole thing. ShazzieB Jul 2024 #7
It looks very dirty dlk Jul 2024 #9
I don't even kniw what the court case is sbout. Is someone suing her? ShazzieB Jul 2024 #14
The judge is probably fishing for a way GoCubsGo Jul 2024 #22
From Stormy's go fund me page: Farmer-Rick Jul 2024 #24
It was soul-crushing jmbar2 Jul 2024 #11
Yes, she faces contempt charges and PatSeg Jul 2024 #15
Makes a mockery of justice system triron Jul 2024 #21
Yes it does PatSeg Jul 2024 #29
Stormy Daniel's - GoFundMe sarchasm Jul 2024 #16
Thanks for Stormy Go Fund Me. elleng Jul 2024 #23
Some effort must be made to counter attacks on those who openly oppose Trump. Ligyron Jul 2024 #20
Everything he touches dies. One sick mf'er. Evolve Dammit Jul 2024 #28
He has plenty of company dlk Jul 2024 #31

ProudMNDemocrat

(20,844 posts)
1. The Mafia acts this way...
Wed Jul 3, 2024, 08:21 AM
Jul 2024

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)
12. Pile it on
Wed Jul 3, 2024, 09:33 AM
Jul 2024

Beginning to wonder about Epstein and Ivana’s deaths, they were convenient. Oops looks like just an accident or suicide.

 

onecaliberal

(36,594 posts)
26. She exposed the entire DOJ. We should have known when the fascists approved of garland, the fix was in.
Wed Jul 3, 2024, 10:50 AM
Jul 2024

We’ve already been taken over.

True Blue American

(18,579 posts)
2. I am still trying to figure out
Wed Jul 3, 2024, 08:22 AM
Jul 2024

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)
3. It's about tax cuts
Wed Jul 3, 2024, 08:29 AM
Jul 2024

To paraphrase Rick Wilson, these are people who would cut their children’s 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)
8. It's all about the tax cuts
Wed Jul 3, 2024, 09:21 AM
Jul 2024

There are those who would rather burn our democracy to the ground rather than share.

BonnieJW

(3,115 posts)
10. I can't believe this is happening
Wed Jul 3, 2024, 09:31 AM
Jul 2024

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?????

gab13by13

(32,012 posts)
4. I could only watch some of it,
Wed Jul 3, 2024, 08:33 AM
Jul 2024

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)
5. It's a very ugly situation, to be sure
Wed Jul 3, 2024, 08:37 AM
Jul 2024

What’s even uglier are his enablers to look the way.

ShazzieB

(22,496 posts)
6. Sorry, posted twice by mistake.
Wed Jul 3, 2024, 09:06 AM
Jul 2024

Last edited Wed Jul 3, 2024, 01:43 PM - Edit history (1)

Sorry, posted twice by mistake.

ShazzieB

(22,496 posts)
7. I watched the whole thing.
Wed Jul 3, 2024, 09:08 AM
Jul 2024

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)
9. It looks very dirty
Wed Jul 3, 2024, 09:23 AM
Jul 2024

There’s no reason for a minor child to be involved in any way. Rachel’s shining the light of day on the matter may help. I hope so.

ShazzieB

(22,496 posts)
14. I don't even kniw what the court case is sbout. Is someone suing her?
Wed Jul 3, 2024, 09:34 AM
Jul 2024

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)
22. The judge is probably fishing for a way
Wed Jul 3, 2024, 10:21 AM
Jul 2024

to take her daughter away from her as punishment for exposing Dear Leader.

Farmer-Rick

(12,598 posts)
24. From Stormy's go fund me page:
Wed Jul 3, 2024, 10:29 AM
Jul 2024

"It’s 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 that’s 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 child’s personal information including legal name, father’s address and more. This information is not only a violation of a child’s privacy but has the potential of becoming very real and immediate danger. In response to her own doxing and fearing for her daughter’s 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)
11. It was soul-crushing
Wed Jul 3, 2024, 09:33 AM
Jul 2024

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)
15. Yes, she faces contempt charges and
Wed Jul 3, 2024, 09:34 AM
Jul 2024

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.

PatSeg

(53,148 posts)
29. Yes it does
Wed Jul 3, 2024, 11:18 AM
Jul 2024

This past week has been a total nightmare. I'm having flashbacks to election night 2016. I thought the worst was behind us.

Ligyron

(8,006 posts)
20. Some effort must be made to counter attacks on those who openly oppose Trump.
Wed Jul 3, 2024, 10:18 AM
Jul 2024

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,

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