I am loathe to give this any more oxygen -- but the NYT is correct, and it deserves a very vibrant defense -- of a free press and free speech -- in America, even in the time of Trump 2.0.
That is, as we all know, the Manchurian Cantaloupe. . . has terrible taste in lawyers.
He (mostly) picks Liberty U. grads from the bottom quarter of the class — who know little actual law.
And of course, he himself has shown (for forty plus years!) that he doesn’t understand anything about the US legal system.
So this is all Exhibit A, for that. The Times is right about it: this is a fetid pile of dung, on paper — it is all DOA:
". . .It lacks any legitimate legal claims and instead is an attempt to stifle and discourage independent reporting” the newspaper company said. “The New York Times will not be deterred by intimidation tactics.
We will continue to pursue the facts without fear or favor and stand up for journalists’ First Amendment right to ask questions on behalf of the American people. . . ."
He thinks he can sue because the Times has made the FACTUAL point that most of his fortune comes from fraud. [I just renewed my $240/year subscription to the paper!] As the old saying goes, “you can’t liable garbage by saying it stinks. . . .”
He stinks. To high heaven -- he may well be the only individual US citizen ever, with more than 10,000 (life-time) civil lawsuits brought against him. He is certainly the only preznit ever to be found guilty of felonies for lying about his NY tax obligations, and his borrowing/lending representations.
Out.
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