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struggle4progress

(126,683 posts)
Sun Jul 20, 2025, 09:23 PM Jul 2025

Legal expert: lawsuit is stupidest thing he could have done

Donald Trump's desperate desire to make everyone stop talking about his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein has run contrary to his petulance as his lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch for publishing his creepy birthday message to Epstein guarantees new news and developments in the story for the public to discuss for months to come. Former U.S. attorney Harry Litman, and MSNBC senior reporter Brandy Zadrozny discuss Trump's disastrous damage control.

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Legal expert: lawsuit is stupidest thing he could have done (Original Post) struggle4progress Jul 2025 OP
Proceed TACO creon Jul 2025 #1
GIven multiple options, Trump will always pick the dumbest one. Ocelot II Jul 2025 #2
this is what happens when he has no handlers, just bootlickers Skittles Jul 2025 #3
His handler is in a bunker deep below Moscow. usonian Jul 2025 #4
Pootie got what he wanted Skittles Jul 2025 #5
If the paper did issue diligence before publishing, this should Melon Jul 2025 #6

usonian

(26,596 posts)
4. His handler is in a bunker deep below Moscow.
Sun Jul 20, 2025, 10:18 PM
Jul 2025

Kinda busy right now.

Since the lover's quarrel, do things seem a bit chaotic?

Pootie had things under control.

Skittles

(172,911 posts)
5. Pootie got what he wanted
Sun Jul 20, 2025, 10:20 PM
Jul 2025

an anti-Ukraine American president, or, to put it more plainly, an anti-democracy dictator-wannabe

Melon

(1,710 posts)
6. If the paper did issue diligence before publishing, this should
Sun Jul 20, 2025, 10:25 PM
Jul 2025

Be easy to defend and perhaps they can countersue. If they can’t defend it, they need to follow their own journalistic standards. It’s a simple test really. Trump will look like an ass if they followed their own journalistic principles.

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