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Hortensis

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20. Yes! They are on the wrong side of history,

Sat Apr 21, 2018, 10:51 AM

Apr 2018

and once again that's going to bite their asses bad.

I'm very excited about this civil suit. As someone was pointing out, civil suits do not require the same ironclad level of proof that DOJ prosecutions do, and no doubt all evidence can and will be disclosed to the public as it proceeds.

Since a civil suit is now obviously a major weapon we've held from the beginning, I'd like to hear details of the strategy of holding it back initially and then deploying it at this point. Probably a special investigator was more doable from the beginning and we pushed that direction first, but there's always so much behind these decisions that we aren't aware of.

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Laurence Tribe on DNC lawsuit: It's NOT a sham. [View all] pnwmom Apr 2018 OP

It's effing malaise Apr 2018 #1

Best Adjective Roy Rolling Apr 2018 #5

+1,000 malaise Apr 2018 #18

1972 redux. DemoTex Apr 2018 #13

+1,000 malaise Apr 2018 #17

Yes. I didn't remember that Watergate was kick-started Hortensis Apr 2018 #14

In hindsight, that was malaise Apr 2018 #16

Yes! They are on the wrong side of history, Hortensis Apr 2018 #20

Remember now the break in to the DNC back then was proven malaise Apr 2018 #21

You're right. That was far simpler, and we did have proof Hortensis Apr 2018 #22

Someone should have told Comey malaise Apr 2018 #23

Comey is too good, too ethical, to understand what is unethical. Hortensis Apr 2018 #24

I did not remember that either. Once again, Rachel is doing sterling service in educating the public Hekate Apr 2018 #29

Mindboggling. There is no moral bottom for them Hortensis Apr 2018 #30

I am glad I watched Rachael last night since it clarified the issue for me. BigmanPigman Apr 2018 #32

Perez has impressed me big time malaise Apr 2018 #33

Excellent news gademocrat7 Apr 2018 #2

Does this prevent the litigants (GOP) from defending themselves in the media? Deb Apr 2018 #3

If I was a GOP rep, I'd certainly see this as an easy way to avoid answering anything! 7962 Apr 2018 #9

No jberryhill Apr 2018 #27

Thanks! And law partners would be the reasonable members. Deb Apr 2018 #28

The Stormy Daniels case is unusual in that the defendant is a controversial Sophia4 Apr 2018 #36

they have 1500 radio stations defending them in advance certainot Apr 2018 #37

I agree with Tribe Gothmog Apr 2018 #4

Yes, and this snippet from the DNC says just what I figured on why it Cha Apr 2018 #39

This suit should survive various motions to dismiss including frivolous litigation. no_hypocrisy Apr 2018 #6

Prof. Tribe is correct. Those who characterize the suit as "frivolous", etc. are Atticus Apr 2018 #7

DNC sued RNC after Watergate & was paid $750,000 (1974 dollars) the day Nixon resigned. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2018 #8

K&R mcar Apr 2018 #10

Finally !! A serious aggressive attack against Trump and co-conspirators. usaf-vet Apr 2018 #11

We will see Sherman A1 Apr 2018 #12

Kick dalton99a Apr 2018 #15

K&R smirkymonkey Apr 2018 #19

All in for that. triron Apr 2018 #25

This administration is doing all it can to alleviate the spooky3 Apr 2018 #26

That's right.. thank you, Lawrence Tribe! Cha Apr 2018 #31

The noose tightens. Honeycombe8 Apr 2018 #34

Per LT's tweet..."after criminal proceedings..." BobTheSubgenius Apr 2018 #35

Yes! "Any number of useful bits of information could come from discovery." Cha Apr 2018 #40

KICK! Cha Apr 2018 #38

I wish we'd done this in 2004. ucrdem Apr 2018 #41