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In reply to the discussion: Trump and lawyers sanctioned almost $1 million for 'frivolous' lawsuit against Hillary Clinton [View all]ShazzieB
(22,911 posts)6. Good grief.
This case should never have been brought, wrote Judge John Middlebrooks in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida in his order sanctioning Trump for the civil suit, which the judge previously dismissed.
Its inadequacy as a legal claim was evident from the start, Middlebrooks wrote.
No reasonable lawyer would have filed it. Intended for a political purpose, none of the counts of the amended complaint stated a cognizable legal claim.
Its inadequacy as a legal claim was evident from the start, Middlebrooks wrote.
No reasonable lawyer would have filed it. Intended for a political purpose, none of the counts of the amended complaint stated a cognizable legal claim.
Where the hell does the Orange Hellbeast find these crackpot lawyers to file all these garbage suits for him that "no reasonable lawyer would have filed"? There seem to be an awful lot of them!
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Trump and lawyers sanctioned almost $1 million for 'frivolous' lawsuit against Hillary Clinton [View all]
moonshinegnomie
Jan 2023
OP
Does it make someone a bad person to wish the same fate on his rabid followers?
progressoid
Jan 2023
#13
There's the stupid, and those that play at stupid to take advantage of the stupid
LiberalLovinLug
Jan 2023
#43
Yes, sanctions against all involved lawyers. This should have been in the judge's order.
machoneman
Jan 2023
#32
And yet I bet that Trump probably profited over it still via an increase in
cstanleytech
Jan 2023
#26
RWNJs (right-wing nut jobs) are wondering when TFG's losing streak (in the courts) will end... lol
MissMillie
Jan 2023
#33
omfg. I remembet seeing posts suggesting he intended to, but actually getting this far with it
msfiddlestix
Jan 2023
#44
How about disciplining the lawyers? There should be a some disciplinary actions against them.
Escurumbele
Jan 2023
#42