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In reply to the discussion: Georgia prosecutor on Trump case paid for trips with District Attorney Willis on his credit card, court filing shows [View all]DAngelo136
(345 posts)This is a well known tactic used by Trump in order to leverage influence in a trial that he knows is going badly for him or in order to intimidate people into silence. He threatened the same tactic on the late investigative reporter Wayne Barrett when he was on the trail of his shady deals as a New York developer way back in 1979; he hired private investigators to "get dirt" on Barrett and tried to intimidate him into shelving his stories. Needless to say, it didn't work.
He also threatened reporter David Cay Johnston with a frivolous libel suit while he was researching a story about his casino dealings as well. That didn't work, either. And we all know about his attempt to smear President Obama by repeating and amplifying the debunked conspiracy theory regarding his birth certificate.
There are numerous instances where Trump has attempted to smear and intimidate people who displease him or threaten "his brand"; too numerous to name here. So it's not surprising that he dug up some "dirt" on Willis in order to detract from the facts of the trial. Which by this desperate attempt indicates that even he is aware that it's going badly for him.
So, as a reminder....https://www.ajc.com/opinion/mike-luckovich-blog/117-mike-luckovich-not-the-defendant/VUGSVYXDKBDPNCF7AH24BSNLLE/
Trump is on trial, not Fani Willis.