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In reply to the discussion: Judge dismisses Trump lawsuit against Clinton over 2016 Russia allegations [View all]LetMyPeopleVote
(145,176 posts)10. Trump presented his Russia hoax theory to a court. It went poorly.
TFG has been pushing the bizarre theory that Russia never tried to influence the 2016 election. This theory has no basis in reality, but TFG cannot accept the concept that he did not win 2016 on his own merits. It is clear that in the real world, Putin got TFG elected and TFG cannot accept reality
The lawsuit against Hillary Clinton, the Clinton campaign and 30+ defendants was so bad that it was impossible to read. Again, this lawsuit was drafted by two lawyers whose offices are in shopping centers and these idiots just put down TFG's craze ravings as facts. i loved the opinion that came down today that rejected TFG's crazed beliefs about Russian and the 2016 election.
Link to tweet
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/09/09/trump-2016-russia-clinton/
One of the hallmarks of Donald Trumps tenure in American politics has been the extent to which he remained cocooned in his own world.....
And then, earlier this year, a change. Trump proudly removed his Russia theory from its home and presented it to the court, like a kid digging up a dandelion hed been watching in his yard and offering it as a horticulture contender at the state fair. The verdict, offered in a filing on Thursday, was probably not what Trump would have hoped.
Suffice it to say, he did not earn a blue ribbon.
The background here is interesting, by the way. Trump presented his grand Russia hoax conspiracy in the form of a lawsuit, alleging that Hillary Clinton and others FBI officials, attorneys, IT guys had conspired against him in violation of racketeering statutes (a.k.a. RICO). The suit was filed in a specific courthouse in the Southern District of Florida, apparently with the hope that it would be heard by a particular judge that Trump himself had appointed......
In short, the theory that flourished in Trumps friendly ecosystem was that the Russia probe was a function of explicit dishonesty on the part of Clinton: that her allies sought to create a dossier of false reports about Trump and Russia and that they used stolen data to suggest a link between Trumps business and a Russian bank......
The judge made very clear that he understood Trumps suit for what it obviously is.
At its core, the problem with Plaintiffs Amended Complaint is that Plaintiff is not attempting to seek redress for any legal harm, he wrote. instead, he is seeking to flaunt a two-hundred-page political manifesto outlining his grievances against those that have opposed him, and this Court is not the appropriate forum.
And then, earlier this year, a change. Trump proudly removed his Russia theory from its home and presented it to the court, like a kid digging up a dandelion hed been watching in his yard and offering it as a horticulture contender at the state fair. The verdict, offered in a filing on Thursday, was probably not what Trump would have hoped.
Suffice it to say, he did not earn a blue ribbon.
The background here is interesting, by the way. Trump presented his grand Russia hoax conspiracy in the form of a lawsuit, alleging that Hillary Clinton and others FBI officials, attorneys, IT guys had conspired against him in violation of racketeering statutes (a.k.a. RICO). The suit was filed in a specific courthouse in the Southern District of Florida, apparently with the hope that it would be heard by a particular judge that Trump himself had appointed......
In short, the theory that flourished in Trumps friendly ecosystem was that the Russia probe was a function of explicit dishonesty on the part of Clinton: that her allies sought to create a dossier of false reports about Trump and Russia and that they used stolen data to suggest a link between Trumps business and a Russian bank......
The judge made very clear that he understood Trumps suit for what it obviously is.
At its core, the problem with Plaintiffs Amended Complaint is that Plaintiff is not attempting to seek redress for any legal harm, he wrote. instead, he is seeking to flaunt a two-hundred-page political manifesto outlining his grievances against those that have opposed him, and this Court is not the appropriate forum.
TFG's had no facts to support his claims and the court had no problem rejecting TFG's rants. Now it is time to sanction TFG and his shopping center lawyers for wasting the court's time on TFG's bizarre theory
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Judge dismisses Trump lawsuit against Clinton over 2016 Russia allegations [View all]
LetMyPeopleVote
Sep 2022
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Judge throws out Trump's RICO lawsuit against Hillary Clinton and Democrats
LetMyPeopleVote
Sep 2022
#2
Oh. My. God. This opinion should be required reading in every civil procedure class
Ocelot II
Sep 2022
#3
In this lawsuit TFG was claiming economic injuries, regardless of the fact that he won.
Ocelot II
Sep 2022
#5
There must be scorch marks on that response from the thundering speed of the judge's typing
Hekate
Sep 2022
#16
Gonna take a while to read this, but the teasers posted by Ocelot II, above, are irresistable.
Hermit-The-Prog
Sep 2022
#9
Donald Trump's failed lawsuit against Hillary Clinton could get his lawyers in trouble
LetMyPeopleVote
Sep 2022
#14