"Trump is suing Stephanopoulos and ABC because Stephanopoulos repeated what a federal district judge has said repeatedly

Trump Sues ABC News and George Stephanopoulos
March 19, 2024 at 8:31 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 48 Comments

Donald Trump sued ABC News and George Stephanopoulos for defamation over the anchor’s interview of Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) in which he said a judge found Trump had “raped” writer E. Jean Carroll.

George Conway: The theory of Trump’s complaint here is that, since the jury in Carroll II, the case tried last year, unanimously found that Trump forcibly and without consent penetrated Carroll’s vagina with his fingers and not his penis, and since this constituted sexual assault and not rape as defined by the New York Penal Code, Stephanopoulos libeled him by saying he had been held liable for “rape,” even though the judge in the Carroll case has held multiple times since the verdict that in common parlance (and the law of most other jurisdictions) forcible digital penetration is rape.

In other words, Trump is suing Stephanopoulos and ABC because Stephanopoulos repeated what a federal district judge has said repeatedly in written opinions.

By bringing this lawsuit, Trump will only bring more public attention to what he did to Carroll. And he and his lawyers may very well be—in fact, ought to be—sanctioned.

Another brilliant stable-genius move.

Trump is not only a rapist, he’s a nut job, and a very, very dumb one at that.

https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1769948656990376178
https://twitter.com/gtconway3d/status/1770025693297926199/history

Trump could've kept Navarro out of jail with a phone call, but that's not how he rolls.

Navarro said tonight that if Trump at any point up until date of his J6 Committee depo told him he would waive executive privilege he would’ve appeared and testified. But Trump refused. Trump could’ve kept Navarro out of jail with a phone call, but that’s not how he rolls.
https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1769864705986666648

Judge Merchan denies Trump's attempt to block witnesses in hush money case

BREAKING on
@MSNBC
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Judge Juan Merchan has denied Donald Trump's request to block Michael Cohen, Stormy Daniels, and Karen McDougal from testifying in his upcoming criminal hush money case. All will be able to testify, with some minor restrictions imposed.

Chief Justice John Roberts: Navarro must report to prison

Peter Navarro Must Report to Prison

March 18, 2024 at 5:43 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 46 Comments

Former Trump adviser Peter Navarro must report to prison Tuesday after Chief Justice John Roberts shot down his last-ditch bid to remain free while appealing his contempt of Congress conviction, The Hill reports.

It will make him the first key Trump adviser to serve jail time over efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

https://politicalwire.com/2024/03/18/peter-navarro-must-report-to-prison/

https://twitter.com/steve_vladeck/status/1769837635923493255

YOU LIBS BETTER STOP LYING ABOUT TRUMP SUPPORTING VIOLENCE OR YOU WILL NOT LIKE WHAT HAPPENS

Fugelsang gets it.
https://twitter.com/JohnFugelsang/status/1769492410105569322

The Kennedy family just released a St. Patrick's Day photo with President Biden in a major rebuke to RFK Jr

The Kennedy family just released a St. Patrick’s Day photo with President Biden in a major rebuke to RFK Jr’s extremist conspiracy presidential campaign.
https://twitter.com/NoLieWithBTC/status/1769531921581674518

Biden Harris Statement on Trump Promising "Bloodbath" If He Loses

BIDEN: "A defeated-looking man came up to me & said, 'I'm being crushed by debt. I'm completely wiped out,"

After sitting through hours of jokes about his age at Saturday’s Gridiron Club and Foundation dinner, President Biden turned the tables on the journalists putting on the skits.

“The big news this week is, two candidates clinched their parties’ nomination for president. One candidate is too old, mentally unfit to be president,” Biden said. “And the other is me.”

The joke landed well with most of the 650 journalists and politicos who gathered for the annual white-tie event, which features skits ribbing Republicans and Democrats, stand-up sets from actual Republican and Democratic officials and a whirl of schmoozing…

“The other day, a defeated-looking man came up to me and said, ‘I’m being crushed by debt. I’m completely wiped out,’” Biden said. “I said, ‘Sorry, Donald, I can’t help you.’”

Forget the other guy wants to give tax cuts to rich or put tariffs on trade-HE WANTS TO SHOOT AMERICANS IN THE STREETS

Literally every Democratic campaign ad for the next six months should began with clips like this. Forget the other guy wanting to give tax cuts to the rich or put tariffs on trade - HE WANTS TO SHOOT AMERICANS IN THE STREETS (says his own defense secretary!)

Mark Esper on the threat of a second term:

“He wanted to deploy active-duty troops on the street of Washington, D.C., and suggested actually that we shoot Americans in the street. That's kind of more of what you'll see.”

David Corn: Dear @nytimes,

David Corn (@DavidCornDC) posted at 8:31 AM on Sat, Mar 16, 2024:
Dear @nytimes,

Good morning. How are you? I’m just wondering why in today’s paper there’s no mention of Mike Pence, Donald Trump’s former veep (as you know), saying he won’t endorse Trump. Not on the front page. Not inside. Seems kinda big. Are you okay?

Sincerely,

Concerned
https://twitter.com/DavidCornDC/status/1768993433530622280