Donald Trump threatens $25 million lawsuit over Macy's protest

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

Source: Yahoo


LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Donald Trump is apparently in a suing mood lately.

Not only has Trump filed suit against comedian Bill Maher after Maher jokingly suggested that Trump was spawned from sex between a human and an orangutan, the "Apprentice" host/media fixture is threatening to sue the organizer of a boycott asking that Macy's sever its ties with Trump.

Trump's attorney, Alan Garten, has sent a letter to Angelo Carusone, who launched an online petition urging Macy's to drop Trump, saying that Trump will sue Carusone for damages "not less than $25,000,000" if he continues his campaign.

"While you claim to be merely exercising or right to free speech, your egregious, pre-meditated and illegal conduct far exceeds anything protected by the Constitution," the letter, dated December 27, reads. "Rather than simply engage in lawful protest, you have apparently made it your mission to interfere with and intentionally disrupt Mr. Trump's longstanding and well-established business relationship with Macy's as well as his contractual dealings with other third parties through mob-like bullying and coercion."

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The voice of the modern GOP, kids.

Nice to see Republicans are standing by their pledge to crack down on all those frivolous lawsuits that are clogging our courts.

[Jamaal510]

1. For real?

Don't people have the right to boycott against something they don't like in this country? I thought Republicans were all about "freedom".

[SkyDaddy7]

11. Trump is simply trying to....

SCARE the organization to stop exercising their right to lobby a company to do what a lot of people obviously want done. I am sure this is how Trump bullied his way through business as well...Once you reach a certain net worth you can simply crush most of your competitors via law suits. Most of the time Trump does not have to worry about winning because the cost of trying to defend the law suit will be enough to crush them & give Trump everything he wants.

[BainsBane]

2. Trump is a moron

He wants to sue because people are exercising their First Amendment rights?

[NYC Liberal]

3. Posting a petition is illegal now?

[davidpdx]

4. "The Orangutan" is threatening civil action, my guess is for slander

though I haven't seen the suit. I say let him beat on his chest all he wants it doesn't mean he's going to get his way.

[davidpdx]

5. Please post the petition

I haven't signed it yet, and I'm sure there are other people who would like to. I hope they get to 750,000.

[bitchkitty]

6. Here you go:

http://signon.org/sign/urge-macys-to-dump-donald

It's at 684,433 now.

[davidpdx]

7. Thanks

I also posted it on Facebook.

[DLnyc]

25. Signed it

call your lawsuit and raise you one signature!

Jerk.

[NaturalHigh]

8. No way this succeeds.

If, by some chance, this isn't thrown out of court, no jury will ever find for Trump.

[secondwind]

9. Signed. K&R

[The Wizard]

10. Has anyone ever

been so full of themselves? And a shyster too.

[6000eliot]

12. Somebody needs to organize one to get NBC to take his stupid show off the air, too.

[onehandle]

13. Somebody start a White House petition too...

Calling for the half-beast to habitated back to his native congress of orangutans.

[Laelth]

14. Intentional interference with a beneficial busness relationship ...

... is an actionable tort in many states, i.e. Mr. Trump may have a valid claim.

I am afraid this is not "the voice of the modern GOP" so much as it is the voice of pretty-well established law. btw, I am no fan of Mr. Trump.

-Laelth

[Brother Buzz]

24. How do you define intentional interference?

Certainly launching an online petitions doesn't rise to that level. Now on the other hand, a bunch of thugs blocking Trump's limousine trying to deliver a load of crappy ties or 'signature' dress shirts made in China to the Macy's loading dock is another story and might just be actionable.

[cartach]

15. Is that a picture of him?

Or his mother or father?

[Conium]

16. Discovery should be interesting

Trump is setting himself up. Wait till the court-ordered DNA tests come back!

[Kingofalldems]

17. Publicity stunt for his TV 'show'

[emulatorloo]

28. Yep,total attention whore looking for ratings.

[lonestarnot]

18. Truth is a defense in any matter! Where's the DNA test! I demand a DNA test!

[truthisfreedom]

19. Trupm is trying to litigate his way back into reality.

And I spelled it correctly. Trupm.

[Myrina]

20. That man is the poster child for 'frivolous lawsuits'.

I do hope the GOP calls him on it, but I'm not going to hold my breath because, of course, he'd threaten to sue them for criticising him.

[sinkingfeeling]

21. Oh, good. 'The Donald' thinks asking a store to fire somebody violates free speech. I

signed that petition. Maybe he can file suit against everybody in the country.

[marble falls]

22. If one million folks started one million petitions on Trump, we could cripple the little chimp ....

with writer's cramp from signing his name on all those $25M lawsuits he'd file.

[warrior1]

23. freedom of speech

[Shrike47]

26. Can human-chimpanzee hybrids sue in American courts?

I'm not sure Trump has the legal capacity to sue.

It's all an effort to attract attention, anyway.

[demwing]

27. Oh yeah? Well I threaten a $25 million lawsuit over Donald Trump's hair thing

whatever it is, he probably ought to have a license for it, and keep it securely on a leash so it doesn't attack anyone.

[RudynJack]

29. Then

The Dixie Chicks should've sued FreeRepublic.

[Yavin4]

30. Trump should sue his hair

It's long over due.

[Duer 157099]

31. Just like his dad

throwing his poop all over the place.

[Delmette]

32. Then what?

Will he sue everyone who willingly signed the petition? And Macy's for not renewing the contract because of poor sales? He is a self centered jerk.

[City Lights]

33. Gawd he whines a lot!

Wah wah wah wah wah wah wah

[trailmonkee]

34. Trump threatened to sue me for putting the toilet paper roll on backwards...

..how does he even find that out?

[BlueStater]

35. "Waah!!! Someone pay attention to me!!!" N/T