Trump Frets Foes Will Be 'Suing Me for the Rest of My Life'

[babylonsister]

Suck it up, you guilty mf.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-frets-foes-will-be-suing-me-for-the-rest-of-my-life?ref=home

Trump Frets Foes Will Be ‘Suing Me for the Rest of My Life’
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Though the riot was the culmination of Trump’s months of attempts to overturn the election, it’s hardly the only incident that may have left the ex-president legally exposed.
Asawin Suebsaeng
Senior Political Reporter
Adam Rawnsley
Senior Researcher
Published Feb. 18, 2021 4:58AM ET

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But with the Senate trial in the rearview, Trump is now confronting a whole range of other legal dramas during his immediate post-presidency. No longer shielded by the considerable legal protection of the Oval Office, Trump has privately bemoaned that his foes are going to be investigating or “suing me for the rest of my life,” according to one person who’s discussed the matter with him in the past few weeks.

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The power of the incumbency also afforded former President Trump the ability to dodge negative consequences for his alleged history of sexual violence and harassment. Another source close to Trump says that the ex-president continues to occasionally complain about the Me Too movement, decrying it as one of the more destructive movements to gain national traction during his one term in the White House.

A lawsuit filed by former journalist E. Jean Carroll claiming Trump defamed her by calling her a liar—after she accused Trump of raping her in a New York department store in the 1990s—is still pending. Under Attorney General Bill Barr, the Justice Department tried to remove the case from state court and place it in federal court where department lawyers would handle the case on Trump’s behalf.

Further, during the entirety of the Trump administration, Summer Zervos, once a contestant on Trump’s now-defunct NBC reality TV show The Apprentice, had been trying to depose Trump in a defamation lawsuit. Toward the end of the 2016 presidential election, Zervos publicly accused the then-Republican nominee of sexually assaulting her, grabbing her breasts, and “thrust[ing]” his “genitals” at her. While he was in office, the official position of the White House was that the many women who had gone on-record to accuse Trump of sexual misconduct or assault were simply lying.

Early last year, a court in New York paused the lawsuit, thus postponing any potential deposition of the then-sitting president of the United States. But last week, Zervos and her attorney formally asked a judge to allow her to continue with her suit, given that he can no longer claim protections of the highest office in the land that his lawyers had long said shielded him from this deposition.

“[The] Defendant now is no longer President. As a result, Defendant’s appeal is moot,” Zervos’ lawyer argued in the new filing.

[live love laugh]

1. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 Amen

[magicarpet]

2. Well,... that's why it is a good policy not to shit up one side and down the other, on people.

Any five year old realizes that.

[CentralMass]

3. It's a nice thought.

[BeerBarrelPolka]

4. There's a simple solution

and a way for Trump to get the last laugh!!

[machoneman]

16. Oh, I get it.....gun, bullet, head. Easy-peasy! LOL

[BeerBarrelPolka]

18. Well.....

[PJMcK]

45. On live TV!

The ratings would be huge! It would be historic!

[BeerBarrelPolka]

46. Absolutely

I'd watch it even if it was on PPV.

[PJMcK]

47. I think that's Jared's idea

If they sell the show on PPV on a worldwide basis at, say, $99.99, and they got 200,000,000 viewers, the Trump family would clear $20 billion! They could pay all their debts and turn a tiny profit.


Come on, Jared! This is the solution to ALL of your problems. (Plus, Trump would stop learning at your wife.)

[BeerBarrelPolka]

50. Hahaha

I'm ready to help those in need!!

[Fritz Walter]

51. There's another solution

It's a bit more cowardly, so still within the range of options for #TFG "the former guy." Thank you President Biden for coining that nickname. Now it's up to us to make sure that moniker sticks.

He could leave the country.
Permanently.
I'm sure that the Russians, Saudis and people in other parts of the world would welcome him with open arms.

What happens once the Russian oligarchy or Mohhamed Bone Saw's assassins get their hands on him?
Who knows?
Might be fun to watch... from a safe distance.

[soothsayer]

5. Here's hoping!

[no_hypocrisy]

6. The most expedient remedy would be to settle each dispute with a gag order,

but my guess is that none of the plaintiffs would accept the gag order. They'd want public vindication. Not to mention that Trump is not inclined to part with any of his money.

[MyOwnPeace]

7. As Nelson, the wise sage, often says.....

[Buns_of_Fire]

8. That's the plan, Stan. nt

[FoxNewsSucks]

9. I hope that's a very short period of time

[3Hotdogs]

10. Where's lawsuit the line start?

I wanna get in it.

[beastie boy]

11. In other words, back to business as usual.

[johnthewoodworker]

12. The Republican/Nazi party, or, (the new) Patriot party will be running the corrupt one

for presidency in 2024. Moronic Republican/Nazi voters, not the smartest in the group, in will vote for whatever person, or canine, either party offers. People are not smart. Things look bad.

[SallyHemmings]

13. Thoughts & Prayers

[ancianita]

14. When was his first clue!

If he gets no rest, no peace, no joy for the rest of his life, it's way better than he deserves.

[PatSeg]

33. I agree

I anticipated that in the final chapter of Donald Trump's life, he would be in and out of court dealing with endless lawsuits. So even if he never goes to prison, he will be absolutely miserable and probably bankrupt.

After all, people are just going to do what Trump would do - Sue him relentlessly into oblivion and destitution.

WWTD: What Would Trump Do!

[malthaussen]

15. That's the plan, motherfucker, that's the plan. n/t

[LiberalFighter]

19. Which is why it should be the policy that protection is limited under the Constitution.

That limitation being while executing the duties of the President. No protection for actions taken before being President or for actions that are contrary to the duties of the President.

[Jetheels]

20. Oh pleeeze he's not fretting about any lawsuits.

Litigation is his middle name. Its more attention focused on him. Doesn’t matter what kind. of attention it is. It keeps him in the spotlight. It gives him more material to foment chaos. It gives him more battleground to manufacture lies. It gives him a playground for bullying. He loves lawsuits. And he knows he’s never held accountable. It’s win win.

[theneworiginal]

61. Oh yes he is. Wrongful Death at the Capital. That'll be a HUGH problem.

When he has to be deposed for that, he will have to go on record about all that good stuff. They will tie him in knots. The stakes will be high as everyone--including the DOJ--will be getting the transcripts.

[SnowCritter]

21. One would think he would be accustomed to being sued by now

Wasn't he being sued by just about everyone he did business with prior to becoming President?

[jmowreader]

31. Trump has lawyers on staff

He got away with the shit he did because those guys would stall you into the poorhouse before you ever got to trial.

[ancianita]

37. Now it's at scale. At scale he can be sued into selling off assets, going to jail or fleeing.

At scale he can't buy off stalling. His whole four years stall is over.

[tinrobot]

48. Used to getting sued by small time contractors he stiffed.

Now some big guns are aiming at him.

[niyad]

22. I don't see a problem with this. Shrug.

[AllyCat]

23. Can they still sue him when he is sitting in prison?

[lagomorph777]

27. Yup!

[Evolve Dammit]

24. A new reality show. "The Suing of 45". Courtroom drama, lies, threats, deals. Gold mine. n/t

[Wounded Bear]

25. They always fear most that what they've done to others will be done to them...

[sop]

26. And his faithful moron base will keep sending him lots of money to pay for his defense.

But, at some point, even that revenue stream will dry up. He'll end up doing commercials for Goya and My Pillow.

[Blue Hal]

28. Hopefully, No One will be Suing Him for Long

[marble falls]

32. You're not keeping a list of everyone you want dead, are you?

[Blue Hal]

54. You Say that like it's a BAD Thing!

[Rebl2]

35. If he

dies, could they sue his estate?

[FSogol]

29. Hmmm, I wonder why that didn't happen to the other 44 former presidents?

It's a mystery!

[marble falls]

30. From his mouth to every opposing civil lawyer's ear in the free world.

[Peacetrain]

34. all I can say is

[mwb970]

36. Poor, poor baby.

[Jirel]

38. Good. Let him be so afraid he craps the bed nightly.

You mean you’re now coming to understand what YOUR sue-happy ass has been doing to other people, Dumpy? Like 60+ baseless election lawsuits, not to mention all the hell you’ve rained on people you refused to pay, or who simply wouldn’t kowtow? The world’s smallest violin will be playing a freaking jig, because there is not one iota of sympathy that anyone has left for you and your detestable crime family. Feel free to die broke and in jail.

[Dukkha]

39. look on the bright side

You're not going to live much longer. That's reassuring for a great many people.

[Ziggysmom]

40. You GET what you GIVE.

[twodogsbarking]

41. Tell him this.

Your estate will be sued long after you are in the bone orchard.

[KentuckyWoman]

42. I can't decide

No lawsuits would deny him attention. Plus that would really screw up his ability to fleece the faithful on his victim status. He'll have to come up with a better reason.

On the other hand if he gets sued up to his whatsit to a point it drains the money train that would be used to buy more politicians, that is a win. There is only so much money his minions will send.

[turbinetree]

43. Hey traitor just bend over and get your do....karma is a ..tch , huh..

[Jon King]

44. Well yes, we are going to try and destroy all things Trump...

Sue them, charge them, boycott them, shun them.....the entire free world's main goal should be to destroy as much Trump things as possible. They are a danger to the entire world.

The sight of the Trump Atlantic City casino being demolished yesterday is a good idea of what must come.

[tinrobot]

49. ...and no more Michael Cohens to protect him.

[Baitball Blogger]

52. Ya think?

[AwakeAtLast]

53. Then you shouldn't have made enemies.

[Nitram]

55. Yup. "For the rest of your life." Enjoy!

So much w(h)inning!

[Faux pas]

56. We

all hope so hump.

[JI7]

57. GOOD, I hope he never has a moment of peace for the rest of his life

I hope he is miserable and dies that way.

More than any laws, I think him being destroyed finacially and in other ways would help prevent similar types from even thinking of running.

[WarGamer]

58. Who believes that there are leaks coming out of Mar-a-Lago?

It's not like the White House, there are very few people in contact with him talking about this kind of stuff with him...

If ANYTHING gets out of Mar-a-Lago, it's a purposeful Trump leak.

[LearnedHand]

59. JFC, ya think?

The most flaming example yet of his spectacular lack of self-awareness.

[tblue37]

60. He has been immersed in lawsuits for most of his life anyway.

[sarcasmo]

62. Good!