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In reply to the discussion: We have a nominee for POTUS who is going to court being accused of raping a child. THINK ABOUT IT [View all]dalton99
(781 posts)32. and who systematically destroyed emails in defiance of court orders
http://www.newsweek.com/2016/11/11/donald-trump-companies-destroyed-emails-documents-515120.html
Over the course of decades, Donald Trumps companies have systematically destroyed or hidden thousands of emails, digital records and paper documents demanded in official proceedings, often in defiance of court orders. These tacticsexposed by a Newsweek review of thousands of pages of court filings, judicial orders and affidavits from an array of court caseshave enraged judges, prosecutors, opposing lawyers and the many ordinary citizens entangled in litigation with Trump. In each instance, Trump and entities he controlled also erected numerous hurdles that made lawsuits drag on for years, forcing courtroom opponents to spend huge sums of money in legal fees as they struggledsometimes in vainto obtain records.
This behavior is of particular import given Trumps frequent condemnations of Hillary Clinton, his Democratic opponent, for having deleted more than 30,000 emails from a server she used during her time as secretary of state. While Clinton and her lawyers have said all of those emails were personal, Trump has suggested repeatedly on the campaign trail that they were government documents Clinton was trying to hide and that destroying them constituted a crime. The allegationwhich the FBI concluded was not supported by any evidenceis a crowd-pleaser at Trump rallies, often greeted by supporters chanting, Lock her up!
Over the course of decades, Donald Trumps companies have systematically destroyed or hidden thousands of emails, digital records and paper documents demanded in official proceedings, often in defiance of court orders. These tacticsexposed by a Newsweek review of thousands of pages of court filings, judicial orders and affidavits from an array of court caseshave enraged judges, prosecutors, opposing lawyers and the many ordinary citizens entangled in litigation with Trump. In each instance, Trump and entities he controlled also erected numerous hurdles that made lawsuits drag on for years, forcing courtroom opponents to spend huge sums of money in legal fees as they struggledsometimes in vainto obtain records.
This behavior is of particular import given Trumps frequent condemnations of Hillary Clinton, his Democratic opponent, for having deleted more than 30,000 emails from a server she used during her time as secretary of state. While Clinton and her lawyers have said all of those emails were personal, Trump has suggested repeatedly on the campaign trail that they were government documents Clinton was trying to hide and that destroying them constituted a crime. The allegationwhich the FBI concluded was not supported by any evidenceis a crowd-pleaser at Trump rallies, often greeted by supporters chanting, Lock her up!
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We have a nominee for POTUS who is going to court being accused of raping a child. THINK ABOUT IT [View all]
BigBearJohn
Oct 2016
OP
They can't die off fast enough. I've been listening to their ignorant bullshit most of my life! n/t
RKP5637
Oct 2016
#10
The Deplorables likely think it's a badge of honor, such a disgusting lot they are. n/t
RKP5637
Oct 2016
#4
"I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn't lose voters" 1/23/16
spanone
Oct 2016
#11
Apparently, Mr. Run-On Sentence . . . you know, I have nothing to say about that asshole anymore
Feeling the Bern
Oct 2016
#12
what's so unbelievable is that people, a good deal of them, support the maniac...in america.
spanone
Oct 2016
#14
rube-ublikkklan party....not felicitous, but as apt as any modification of The GROP as any I've seen
Gabi Hayes
Oct 2016
#20
Not to mention going to court for consumer fraud or even RICO charges, who had a campaign mgr.....
George II
Oct 2016
#18
Shush. I'm still obsessed about emails that were neither sent to or from Hillary. It's SCANDALOUS!
Tommy_Carcetti
Oct 2016
#35