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struggle4progress

(123,889 posts) Sun Jul 20, 2025, 09:23 PM Jul 20

Legal expert: lawsuit is stupidest thing he could have done

Donald Trump's desperate desire to make everyone stop talking about his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein has run contrary to his petulance as his lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch for publishing his creepy birthday message to Epstein guarantees new news and developments in the story for the public to discuss for months to come. Former U.S. attorney Harry Litman, and MSNBC senior reporter Brandy Zadrozny discuss Trump's disastrous damage control.

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Legal expert: lawsuit is stupidest thing he could have done (Original Post) struggle4progress Jul 20 OP

Proceed TACO creon Jul 20 #1

GIven multiple options, Trump will always pick the dumbest one. Ocelot II Jul 20 #2

this is what happens when he has no handlers, just bootlickers Skittles Jul 20 #3

His handler is in a bunker deep below Moscow. usonian Jul 20 #4

Pootie got what he wanted Skittles Jul 20 #5

If the paper did issue diligence before publishing, this should Melon Jul 20 #6

creon

(1,767 posts)

1. Proceed TACO

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Sun Jul 20, 2025, 09:33 PM

Jul 20

Go ahead on with your bad self

Ocelot II

(126,300 posts)

2. GIven multiple options, Trump will always pick the dumbest one.

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Sun Jul 20, 2025, 09:34 PM

Jul 20

Skittles

(166,338 posts)

3. this is what happens when he has no handlers, just bootlickers

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Sun Jul 20, 2025, 10:06 PM

Jul 20

yes INDEED

usonian

(19,374 posts)

4. His handler is in a bunker deep below Moscow.

Reply to Skittles (Reply #3)

Sun Jul 20, 2025, 10:18 PM

Jul 20

Kinda busy right now.

Since the lover's quarrel, do things seem a bit chaotic?

Pootie had things under control.

Skittles

(166,338 posts)

5. Pootie got what he wanted

Reply to usonian (Reply #4)

Sun Jul 20, 2025, 10:20 PM

Jul 20

an anti-Ukraine American president, or, to put it more plainly, an anti-democracy dictator-wannabe

Melon

(636 posts)

6. If the paper did issue diligence before publishing, this should

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Sun Jul 20, 2025, 10:25 PM

Jul 20

Be easy to defend and perhaps they can countersue. If they can’t defend it, they need to follow their own journalistic standards. It’s a simple test really. Trump will look like an ass if they followed their own journalistic principles.

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