Pulitzer Board dumps broad discovery demands on Trump for financial and medical records.

[TubbersUK]

The @PulitzerPrizes board is demanding @realDonaldTrump turn over his psychiatric and medical records in discovery as part of his lawsuit against the board.

Link to tweet

Pulitzer Prize Board members filed court documents in Okeechobee County, Florida, on Thursday, containing a litany of broad discovery demands in an attempt to beat back President Donald Trump's defamation lawsuit over Russia probe reporting awards.

The board defendants are demanding documentation on subjects ranging from Trump's demands to rescind the awards, to his threats to sue, to proof that the board statement at issue "had a significant impact on the 2020 presidential election," and to Trump's various lawsuits

The defendants further demanded "all" of Trump's tax returns — "from all jurisdictions, including all attachments, schedules, and worksheets" — from 2015 to the present day, documents "sufficient to show all sources of Your income" over the same time period, documents "sufficient to show all of Your financial holdings" and his liabilities, and finally his health records and prescription medication history.

[QED]

1. I think he'll drop the suit rather than comply.

And whine like the toddler he is.

[MorbidButterflyTat]

2. Boom!

I'm sure all of the documentation will be forthcoming right away.

[sheshe2]

27. In 2 weeks!

[GB_RN]

30. That's The Whole Point.

There’s no way he’s going to give up all the solid evidence of his criminality. So, he pulls his signature TACO maneuver and poof! Lawsuit withdrawn. 😂

[UTUSN]

3. K&R

[vapor2]

4. GOTCHA

[bucolic_frolic]

5. Long overdue. How many institutions who caved could have done the same?

That's how you confront a shakedown.

[ZDU]

6. Ummmm.... psssst...

Check the Mar-a-Lago chandelier toilet room secret, not a secret, book box treasure trove

[Brother Buzz]

7. That pesky discovery thingy just bit him in the ass

[PatSeg]

10. For all the ridiculous lawsuits he has filed in his life,

he should have known better. Now he's just drunk on power and out of control.

[Brother Buzz]

15. He does know better, but filing a lawsuit garners the ink and is read meat for

for his shrinking base of yahoos

Hell, it was suggested to me tonight that the Short-Fingered Vulgarian will just text he won, and the rubes will believe it.

[PatSeg]

18. That is probably true

He has done that so many times, that now he believes he can tell them anything and they'll believe it. I think his luck is starting to wear off. He pushed it too far and less of his supporters are falling for his old crap.

[FakeNoose]

13. Michael Cohen said the same thing ... and that's why Chump's threats don't scare him

All he has to do is mention "discovery" and the lawyers for Chump all scurry away.

[rsdsharp]

8. I find this amusing, but I don't see how any of this is relevant to the issues in the suit.

[TubbersUK]

17. Trump is claiming that he was damaged by the Board's actions

Distress and anguish etc, financial damage, reputational damage ( )

The records are relevant to that I believe.

To the extent that Trump claims he suffered psychologically and financially, the Board is demanding that he prove it.

That's not to say that they haven't also maximised their request for discovery for tactical reasons.

[dpibel]

26. The rule, in short

The scope of discovery is broad.

For instance, in a deposition, your attorney can preserve objections, but can't, with narrow exceptions, instruct or allow you not to answer.

For interrogatories, you can seek admissible information or information that might reasonably lead to admissible information.

IOW: Once you sue somebody, prepare to have your entire life examined.

Things may not be admissible in court, but they most likely can be found out in discovery.

[rsdsharp]

31. I know i what the rule is.

Relevance is still the initial threshold.

Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.280(c)(1):

In General. Parties may obtain discovery regarding any nonprivileged matter that is relevant to any party’s claim or defense and proportional to the needs of the case, considering the importance of the issues at stake in the action, the amount in
controversy, the parties’ relative access to relevant information, the parties’ resources, the importance of the discovery in resolving the issues, and whether the burden or expense of the proposed discovery outweighs its likely benefit. Information within this scope of discovery need not be admissible in evidence to be discoverable.

Discovery is not a fishing expedition, and a court can enter orders limiting or denying discovery on certain issues.

On motion by a party or by the person from whom discovery is sought, and for good cause shown, the court in which the action is pending may make any order to
protect a party or person from annoyance, embarrassment, oppression, or undue burden or expense that justice requires,

Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.280(d)(1).

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26 is virtually identical.

[PatSeg]

9. Whoa, they ain't messing around

Did he really think everyone would just succumb to his insanity without any pushback?

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

11. Orange man sues everyone

[erronis]

12. He'll plead "National Security". Can't let the enemies (the American people) see his weaknesses!

[Orrex]

14. Whew--glad that I misread that subject line!

[Figarosmom]

16. Ha..now there is good use of the

Discovery process. Will trump comply or drop the suit now?

[Skittles]

22. when does he EVER comply?

he just expects people to CAVE

[Figarosmom]

23. And many did. Nt

[onenote]

25. He'll challenge the request. The judge will rule in his favor. He is not complying or dropping the suit

The County where the case was brought is deep deep red -- over 76 percent voted for Trump. The elected judges in the county will suppress the discovery request as soon as Trump asks them to do so.

[spanone]

19. K&R

[mwmisses4289]

20. Oh, that has released the cat among the pigeons!

Wonder what will happen?!?

[Skittles]

21. I LOVE THIS

they're not bending the knee or outright caving to that fascist fuck - THROW HIS OWN TACTICS RIGHT BACK AT HIM

[onenote]

24. Okeechobee County is deep red. 76.5 percent voted for Trump

The state court judges in Okeechobee are elected in what are described as "non partisan" contests. But it would be naive to think that the judges in the county are anything other than Trumpers and that they won't rule in Trump's favor when he moves to quash these discovery requests as overbroad. Not saying it would be the correct decision -- it wouldn't -- but just suggesting that there is no way Trump drops his complaint because of this discovery request.

[sheshe2]

28. Check.......................................................................................

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[JoseBalow]

29. That's how to get him to drop a lawsuit

Works every time!