Carter Page files defamation lawsuit against DNC

[Julian Englis]

Source: The Hill

Former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page said Monday that he has filed a defamation lawsuit against the Democratic National Committee over a dossier that alleges ties between Page and Russia.

Page said on Fox News's "Hannity" that his lawsuit "goes beyond any damages or any financial aspects."

"There have been so many lies as you’re alluding to and you look at the damage it did to our Democratic systems and our institutions of government back in 2016. And I’m just trying to get some justice," he said.

Page's lawsuit is against both the DNC and its law firm, Perkins Coie, as well as a few of the firm's partners, he said on "Hannity."

The lawsuit concerns a controversial dossier compiled by former British intelligence agent Christopher Steele. The dossier was first funded by Republicans seeking opposition research on Trump and later by Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and the Democratic National Convention.

Read more: https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/411556-carter-page-files-defamation-lawsuit-against-dnc

[SunSeeker]

1. Oh goody. Can't wait for the videotaped deposition of this numbnut.

What a gift to the DNC!

[RockRaven]

2. If this lawsuit makes it through the discovery phase without being dismissed or dropped

I will eat my hat, metaphorically speaking.

[Freethinker65]

3. Is page that stupid? I guess he is

[Gothmog]

8. Page is not an attorney and is representing himself

There is an old saying about a lawyer who represents themselves. That saying applies double to a layperson who represent himself

[Honeycombe8]

13. The article doesn't say that. Where did you read that? nt

[Gothmog]

14. I posted a link to the actual oleadings on this thread

[Honeycombe8]

15. I saw that link embedded in a tweet. That site won't open for me.

But I'll take your word for it that it's pro se.

An obvious political move before the mid-terms. Something to move the needle in the opposite direction and hopefully stop the disintegration of their numbers.

[Gothmog]

18. Look at the last link in the post

[Scarsdale]

22. Is tRump's re-election

campaign $$$ paying for this? I think I read that somewhere. How can someone with the low character of Page be defamed?

[Grassy Knoll]

4. " Chris Hayes, Could You Please Read Back The Transcripts "...

Just Talking Shit, He's A Goofy Fuck Caught Up In Lies Now Playing Goofy
Dog To Ilinformed ( LOL ) Sean Hannity.

[Mad_Mongol]

5. Doubling down on stupid...the theme that ties Trump, his family, his henchmen & his supporters.

The idiot will rue this day, as will those who support him.

You'd think that after looking up at the bear's maw (Mueller), pissant Page would learn to not poke the bear.

[Gothmog]

6. Carter Page could not find an attorney to file this piece of shit

This lawsuit was filed pro se

Link to tweet

Here is a link to the pleadings. https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.okwd.104859/gov.uscourts.okwd.104859.1.0_1.pdf

[LiberalFighter]

9. Wouldn't he need to file in DC?

[Gothmog]

11. This is a diversity case and not a federal question case

As such, he can file anywhere but this case should be moved to DC or New York

[Gothmog]

7. A court threw out a similar pro se lawsuit filed by Carter Page against Yahoo

This is not the first pro se lawsuit filed by Carter page https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/21/carter-page-yahoo-lawsuit-477568

A federal judge has dismissed former Trump adviser Carter Page's legal claims over a September 2016 Yahoo news article that revealed he was under U.S. government scrutiny over his ties to Russia.

U.S. District Court Judge Lorna Schofield rejected a portion of a lawsuit Page filed without an attorney last year seeking damages against Yahoo's parent company Oath over the 2016 story by veteran investigative reporter Michael Isikoff.

Schofield's ruling issued Tuesday came largely on technical grounds. She said the article could not be considered a violation of a federal law known as the Anti-Terrorism Act, despite Page's claim that the story, headlined "U.S. intel officials probe ties between Trump adviser and Kremlin" resulted in death threats against him.

However, Schofield noted that Page never really argued that the Yahoo story was false

[SunSeeker]

17. Wow. Carter Page is stunningly stupid.

[whistler162]

21. Pro Se that translates from the Latin as

By the Idiot IIRC.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

10. Rotsa ruck

[ellie]

12. Bring it!

[sarcasmo]

16. Gilligan.....

[SergeStorms]

19. He's just following the Trump playbook.

Never admit to anything, and attack, attack, attack.

They actually think Trump is some kind of genius and his "formula for winning" never fails. It must be terribly depressing to have spent so much money on a college education and still be so stupid!

[JonLP24]

20. Why are they inviting that traitor on that network?

Geez, Carter Paige is not a hill you want to die on. (Speaking to GOP).

I can't wait to see discovery if I was one of the DNC lawyers.

[Nitram]

25. It's entertainment, Jon. Just entertainment.

[2naSalit]

23. ...

[Nitram]

24. Bring it on!

[jberryhill]

26. Dumb

He’s a confessed felon. He is pretty much defamation-proof.

[dlk]

27. I'm Betting This Suit Gets Dismissed

[maxrandb]

28. I didn't know you could sue from inside federal prison