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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/42009623

In a Truth Social post on Thursday, Trump announced that he was revising a lawsuit against The New York Times to include the organization’s polling research, which currently shows him tanking on everything from the economy and immigration to his handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files.

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[–] Dr_Fetus_Jackson@lemmy.world 86 points 5 days ago
[–] eezeebee@lemmy.ca 72 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Well that's weird. Everyone around me says I'm the best ever. The poll must be lying.

[–] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 46 points 5 days ago

"Yes sir, your new clothes are fabulous! What's that, they look and feel like there's nothing there? And all the peasants are laughing at you for being naked? No no! The clothes are meant to feel and look that way! Everything is fine!"

[–] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 34 points 5 days ago (3 children)

This is an intimidation law suit. The fact that its baseless won't matter to others scared to speak out. He's also suing JP Morgan, and ceo Jamie Dimon, for $5B as intimidation because Dimon, at Davos, said the WH should cool down the hostility over migration.

[–] orbitz@lemmy.ca 6 points 5 days ago

That's all he knows, how to bully and use any resources at his disposal that will accomplish that. Oh he also wants his bank account numbers going up, which again look at the first statement, is why he bullies. He also bullies for slights which were well earned.

How anyone can see this person as a leader shows a huge lack in education, which is what the Republicans wanted but still this is like giving the world's largest military to a toddler that has discount Goebbels (Miller) doing a ton of their work.

[–] jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

On one hand, I'm genuinely curious to see how the JP Morgan suit pans out. They have vast financial resources, an army of lawyers, and unlike some of the other defendents in Trump's recent lawsuits, a potentially dangerous precedent to be set by settling.

On the other hand, they're both scum and they deserve each other.

[–] dan1101@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

They could successfully fight, but is fighting or not fighting best for profits?

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The real question will be whether they're dumb enough to settle with him, dumb enough to bow down and kiss his feet, knowing that as he's proven time and time again that won't stop him from coming after you in the future.

[–] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 days ago

CBS, Disney, Columbia U have all bowed down to him. These suits are too frivolous to settle, and they turn NYT, Dimon, Powell, Cook into DNC idols somehow. The purpose is entirely to cower everyone else into submission, and the sycophants to rage against DNC idols and cheer for his anger, in distraction of "tough guy failure" for a European solution to Greenland, or his Mossad agent BFF who suicided in impossible manner under his watch.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 35 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

Any lawyers wanting to take that case really just wanna suck Trump's tiny, deformed, cheeto of a penis.

[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 26 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Or they see a bunch of billable hours and mistakenly think that he'll pay.

Or smartly will demand that he pays a fat retainer.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 6 points 5 days ago

pays a fat retainer

In advance. He's got a terrible record for repayment.

[–] Hegar@fedia.io 7 points 5 days ago (2 children)

tiny, deformed, ~~cheeto~~ toadstool from mario of a penis.

As reputable sources have informed us.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 1 points 5 days ago

That's hella disrespectful to Toad.

[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Someone described it that way? Bahahaha!

[–] Hegar@fedia.io 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Stormy Daniels - who had first hand knowledge, so to speak.

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 days ago

Or at least first finger or 2 knowledge.

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 30 points 5 days ago (4 children)

Presidents are generally immune from lawsuits because we don't want them being distracted by them, yet this guy can sue whoever he wants?

NYT times should countersue. Why not? We'll see if they can use the ancient legal theory of "He started it!"

[–] ianhclark510@lemmy.blahaj.zone 30 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Presidents are generally immune from lawsuits because ~~we don’t want them being distracted by them~~ the country is run by a cabal of rapists, sociopaths & pedophiles

There fixed it for you 😁

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

No.....the country is CURRENTLY run by a cabal of rapists, sociopaths & pedophiles.

But not being able to sue the president was in effect long before this shit clown came to be.

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

I mean I'm pretty sure both readings of that are accurate though.

[–] Soulphite@reddthat.com 13 points 5 days ago (1 children)

By all counts of the last year, this childfucker can clearly do whatever he wants.. up to and including rape children.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

Stop being right.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 9 points 5 days ago

NYT [...] should countersue.

I love this for him so much. Let the NYT countersue and force them to declare suing polls as part of his duties or pay up on a 1A fault.

[–] timewarp@lemmy.world 9 points 5 days ago (1 children)

NYT will let him win & claim that anyone who criticizes Trump is antisemitic

[–] dan1101@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

That is completey ridiculous, so will probably happen.

[–] m3t00@piefed.world 18 points 5 days ago

hoping the stress of being the victim finally does the trick. save us all the trouble

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 15 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 9 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I always upvote the guy who gives the archived copy link. Even if I don't plan on reading that particular story.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 4 points 5 days ago
[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 14 points 5 days ago

Nation With “Fearsome Warrior Spirit” Afraid Of Upsetting Big Baby

[–] aramis87@fedia.io 15 points 5 days ago

Funny, I thought he doesn't read the Times because it's such a "failing" paper and he doesn't associate with losers.

[–] D_C@sh.itjust.works 15 points 5 days ago

"handling of the Epstein files"
If that obese kiddie fiddler actually handled those files he'd start touching himself whilst looking at all the details of the little children that they raped together.

[–] deathbird@mander.xyz 9 points 5 days ago (1 children)

How many frivolous lawsuits do we need to see tossed out before your ability to sue is at least put under stricter scrutiny?

[–] LadyMeow@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 5 days ago

Well, turns out the corrupt as fuck republishits and the spines cavocrats have made it so he’s basically untouchable without revolution, I guess infinity.

[–] YurkshireLad@lemmy.ca 12 points 5 days ago

Grump Trump sues cat for $5B because it won’t give him $1B.

[–] BanMe@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago

I mean in his experience there's definitely a chance they just give him $20 million so why wouldn't he, this is actually rational when you've been allowed to follow toddler logic for a while

[–] runner_g@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 points 4 days ago

Grumpy Trumpy can't handle a little bit of truth?

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I'm sure that is going to help the polls

[–] dan1101@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

I would immediately release a poll about the lawsuit.