Roger A. Shrubber
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sounds like donny is starting to show stress fractures....
The trump family is an international crime syndicate
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IRS Urges Supreme Court to Permit Congress Access to Trump's Tax Filings
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Treasury Department encouraged the United States Supreme Court Thursday not to block a lower-court ruling requiring the agencies to submit former President Donald Trump's previous federal tax returns to Congress.
In a legal brief submitted to the nation's highest court, the agencies reasoned that Trump's emergency request for a delay "cannot satisfy the demanding standard for that extraordinary relief."
After that legal submission, the House Ways and Means Committee filed its own brief, requesting that the Supreme Court resist any further delays from Trump's representatives, along with denying the former president's request to let the high court hear previous appeals.
"Further review from this Court is unwarranted, so there necessarily is no basis to issue emergency relief pending appeal," wrote the attorneys for the Democrat-controlled committee.
On Nov. 1, Chief Justice John Roberts issued a temporary block on the Ways and Means Committee seizing control of Trump's tax returns — along with other financial disclosures.
The Ways and Means Committee has previously stated it needed the tax returns from the Treasury Department, as part of a larger probe into Trump's taxes.
However, it's unknown if this pursuit involves Trump's financial disclosures prior to 2016 — when he was a private citizen. According to CNBC, by law, presidential tax returns are automatically audited each year.
In the filing Thursday, U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar, the acting lawyer for the IRS and Treasury Department, argued the federal appeals court "correctly held" that the request for the tax records by the Ways and Means Committee provided a "legitimate legislative purpose."
On a state level, Trump and New York Attorney General Letitia James have been sparring in the courts for months over matters involving the Trump Organization, with both parties recently filing countersuits.
As chronicled on Newsmax last week, Devin Nunes, CEO of Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), said the stakes could be high with Trump's lawsuit against James' office, now that the former president has requested a Florida court shield his revocable trust from Manhattan officials.
"There's a lot on the line for the future of our country, if you're going to allow this weaponization of the justice system," said Nunes, while appearing on "John Bachman Now" with host Bianca de la Garza.
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Treasury Department encouraged the United States Supreme Court Thursday not to block a lower-court ruling requiring the agencies to submit former President Donald Trump's previous federal tax returns to Congress.
In a legal brief submitted to the nation's highest court, the agencies reasoned that Trump's emergency request for a delay "cannot satisfy the demanding standard for that extraordinary relief."
After that legal submission, the House Ways and Means Committee filed its own brief, requesting that the Supreme Court resist any further delays from Trump's representatives, along with denying the former president's request to let the high court hear previous appeals.
"Further review from this Court is unwarranted, so there necessarily is no basis to issue emergency relief pending appeal," wrote the attorneys for the Democrat-controlled committee.
On Nov. 1, Chief Justice John Roberts issued a temporary block on the Ways and Means Committee seizing control of Trump's tax returns — along with other financial disclosures.
The Ways and Means Committee has previously stated it needed the tax returns from the Treasury Department, as part of a larger probe into Trump's taxes.
However, it's unknown if this pursuit involves Trump's financial disclosures prior to 2016 — when he was a private citizen. According to CNBC, by law, presidential tax returns are automatically audited each year.
In the filing Thursday, U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar, the acting lawyer for the IRS and Treasury Department, argued the federal appeals court "correctly held" that the request for the tax records by the Ways and Means Committee provided a "legitimate legislative purpose."
On a state level, Trump and New York Attorney General Letitia James have been sparring in the courts for months over matters involving the Trump Organization, with both parties recently filing countersuits.
As chronicled on Newsmax last week, Devin Nunes, CEO of Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), said the stakes could be high with Trump's lawsuit against James' office, now that the former president has requested a Florida court shield his revocable trust from Manhattan officials.
"There's a lot on the line for the future of our country, if you're going to allow this weaponization of the justice system," said Nunes, while appearing on "John Bachman Now" with host Bianca de la Garza.
Roger A. Shrubber
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trump declared war on democracy, and now he's losing, just like putin. fuck both of them, all the way to hell.
cannabineer
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I would laugh my evil laugh if I heard that a search warrant were being served on Bedminster, and another team showed up with metal cutters wherever the 757 is parked.
We might not hear from the Jan 6 committee again, but I wager DOJ has full transcripts at this point.
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Trump, New York AG both propose retired judge to serve as monitor of Trump Org.
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump and the New York attorney general’s office both proposed that retired Judge Barbara Jones serve as the monitor to oversee the Trump Organization’s financial statements.
Attorneys for both camps were required to submit their nominations of who should serve in the monitor position by Thursday after Judge Arthur Engoron granted the New York attorney general’s request for a monitor to stop the Trump Organization from continuing to engage in allegedly fraudulent practices.
In separate filings, both teams of lawyers suggested Jones, who has served as a special master overseeing privilege review of materials obtained through FBI search warrants in high profile investigations, including Michael Cohen and Rudy Giuliani.
The matching proposal could speed up the judge’s decision and it comes as Trump is still appealing the order authorizing the monitor.
A New York appeals court judge on Wednesday denied Trump’s request to stay the order so a monitor could be put in place this month. The judge set an expedited schedule for the full bench of judges to hear the appeal with briefing due later this month.
The attorney general’s office also suggested two other people to serve as monitor: Aaron Marcu, a former federal prosecutor who as a defense lawyer has represented financial institutions and served as a corporate monitor and Frances McLeod, a compliance specialist who is currently serving as a monitor in two Justice Department matters.
In addition to Jones, Trump’s attorney also put forward Kelly Donovan of KPMG, the global accounting firm. Donovan previously worked in the New York attorney general’s office as the executive deputy attorney general for criminal justice where she oversaw numerous investigations.
Each side has until next week to lob objections to the others’ picks.
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Lawyers for former President Donald Trump and the New York attorney general’s office both proposed that retired Judge Barbara Jones serve as the monitor to oversee the Trump Organization’s financial statements.
Attorneys for both camps were required to submit their nominations of who should serve in the monitor position by Thursday after Judge Arthur Engoron granted the New York attorney general’s request for a monitor to stop the Trump Organization from continuing to engage in allegedly fraudulent practices.
In separate filings, both teams of lawyers suggested Jones, who has served as a special master overseeing privilege review of materials obtained through FBI search warrants in high profile investigations, including Michael Cohen and Rudy Giuliani.
The matching proposal could speed up the judge’s decision and it comes as Trump is still appealing the order authorizing the monitor.
A New York appeals court judge on Wednesday denied Trump’s request to stay the order so a monitor could be put in place this month. The judge set an expedited schedule for the full bench of judges to hear the appeal with briefing due later this month.
The attorney general’s office also suggested two other people to serve as monitor: Aaron Marcu, a former federal prosecutor who as a defense lawyer has represented financial institutions and served as a corporate monitor and Frances McLeod, a compliance specialist who is currently serving as a monitor in two Justice Department matters.
In addition to Jones, Trump’s attorney also put forward Kelly Donovan of KPMG, the global accounting firm. Donovan previously worked in the New York attorney general’s office as the executive deputy attorney general for criminal justice where she oversaw numerous investigations.
Each side has until next week to lob objections to the others’ picks.
Trump, New York AG both propose retired judge to serve as monitor of Trump Org. | CNN Politics
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump and the New York attorney general's office both proposed that retired Judge Barbara Jones serve as the monitor to oversee the Trump Organization's financial statements.
Roger A. Shrubber
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something seems odd about the judges trump's people are picking. they appear to have gotten lucky with Cannon, but Dearie was a decidedly unlucky pick, and they got a very unlucky hit with Engoron, although they didn't pick him.Trump, New York AG both propose retired judge to serve as monitor of Trump Org.
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump and the New York attorney general’s office both proposed that retired Judge Barbara Jones serve as the monitor to oversee the Trump Organization’s financial statements.
Attorneys for both camps were required to submit their nominations of who should serve in the monitor position by Thursday after Judge Arthur Engoron granted the New York attorney general’s request for a monitor to stop the Trump Organization from continuing to engage in allegedly fraudulent practices.
In separate filings, both teams of lawyers suggested Jones, who has served as a special master overseeing privilege review of materials obtained through FBI search warrants in high profile investigations, including Michael Cohen and Rudy Giuliani.
The matching proposal could speed up the judge’s decision and it comes as Trump is still appealing the order authorizing the monitor.
A New York appeals court judge on Wednesday denied Trump’s request to stay the order so a monitor could be put in place this month. The judge set an expedited schedule for the full bench of judges to hear the appeal with briefing due later this month.
The attorney general’s office also suggested two other people to serve as monitor: Aaron Marcu, a former federal prosecutor who as a defense lawyer has represented financial institutions and served as a corporate monitor and Frances McLeod, a compliance specialist who is currently serving as a monitor in two Justice Department matters.
In addition to Jones, Trump’s attorney also put forward Kelly Donovan of KPMG, the global accounting firm. Donovan previously worked in the New York attorney general’s office as the executive deputy attorney general for criminal justice where she oversaw numerous investigations.
Each side has until next week to lob objections to the others’ picks.
Trump, New York AG both propose retired judge to serve as monitor of Trump Org. | CNN Politics
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump and the New York attorney general's office both proposed that retired Judge Barbara Jones serve as the monitor to oversee the Trump Organization's financial statements.
now their first suggestion for a monitor is the same as the DOJ's first suggestion? do you think someone on trump's legal team is sabotaging him? do they think they know something that that appear to be wrong about? are the only lawyers willing to work for him anymore just stupid?
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6 foreign nations spent $750K at Trump Hotel
The House Oversight and Reform Committee on Monday said representatives from six foreign governments spent $750,000 at Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., at the same time they were seeking to influence U.S. policy during the Trump presidency.
The chairwoman of the committee, Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.), released a batch of documents showing that officials from Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Turkey and China spent up to $10,000 per night for “lavish rooms” at the Trump hotel.
“These documents sharply call into question the extent to which President Trump was guided by his personal financial interest while in office rather than the best interests of the American people,” Maloney said in a Monday statement.
The House committee subpoenaed the documents from international financial accounting firm Mazars USA, which once worked extensively with Trump but has since cut ties.
The committee launched a probe in 2019 looking into possible conflicts of interest, inaccurate financial disclosures and violations of emoluments clauses during Trump’s presidency.
The committee reached an agreement in September to obtain Trump’s financial documents after a lengthy legal battle with the former president.
According to the newly released documents, former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak visited Trump International Hotel in September 2017 amid a Department of Justice investigation into allegations Razak and his family looted a Malaysian wealth fund and laundered money through U.S. financial institutions.
Razak spent at least $259,724 from Sept. 7 to Sept. 15 that year, according to the House Oversight and Reform committee, and during the visit was praised by Trump. Razak was convicted of corruption charges in Malaysia in 2020.
Representatives from Saudi Arabia and the UAE, which both enjoyed close ties to the Trump administration, spent at least $164,929 from late 2017 to mid-2018, according to the documents from the committee.
In April 2018, Qatari government officials spent more than $300,000 at the Trump hotel, documents show. Trump reportedly praised leaders from Qatar during the visit.
Officials from Turkey and China also spent thousands of dollars during the Trump presidency at the hotel when they traveled to the U.S. on political business.
The House committee said it would release more records related to the Trump hotel spending by the end of November.
“These documents, which the committee continues to obtain from Mazars, will inform our legislative efforts to ensure that future presidents do not abuse their position of power for personal gain,” Maloney said in her statement.
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The House Oversight and Reform Committee on Monday said representatives from six foreign governments spent $750,000 at Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., at the same time they were seeking to influence U.S. policy during the Trump presidency.
The chairwoman of the committee, Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.), released a batch of documents showing that officials from Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Turkey and China spent up to $10,000 per night for “lavish rooms” at the Trump hotel.
“These documents sharply call into question the extent to which President Trump was guided by his personal financial interest while in office rather than the best interests of the American people,” Maloney said in a Monday statement.
The House committee subpoenaed the documents from international financial accounting firm Mazars USA, which once worked extensively with Trump but has since cut ties.
The committee launched a probe in 2019 looking into possible conflicts of interest, inaccurate financial disclosures and violations of emoluments clauses during Trump’s presidency.
The committee reached an agreement in September to obtain Trump’s financial documents after a lengthy legal battle with the former president.
According to the newly released documents, former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak visited Trump International Hotel in September 2017 amid a Department of Justice investigation into allegations Razak and his family looted a Malaysian wealth fund and laundered money through U.S. financial institutions.
Razak spent at least $259,724 from Sept. 7 to Sept. 15 that year, according to the House Oversight and Reform committee, and during the visit was praised by Trump. Razak was convicted of corruption charges in Malaysia in 2020.
Representatives from Saudi Arabia and the UAE, which both enjoyed close ties to the Trump administration, spent at least $164,929 from late 2017 to mid-2018, according to the documents from the committee.
In April 2018, Qatari government officials spent more than $300,000 at the Trump hotel, documents show. Trump reportedly praised leaders from Qatar during the visit.
Officials from Turkey and China also spent thousands of dollars during the Trump presidency at the hotel when they traveled to the U.S. on political business.
The House committee said it would release more records related to the Trump hotel spending by the end of November.
“These documents, which the committee continues to obtain from Mazars, will inform our legislative efforts to ensure that future presidents do not abuse their position of power for personal gain,” Maloney said in her statement.
6 foreign nations spent $750K at Trump Hotel
The House Oversight and Reform Committee on Monday said representatives from six foreign governments spent $750,000 at Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., at the same time they were seek…
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Roger A. Shrubber
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oh my fucking god, does it matter anymore? he's done so many fucking things that should have him behind bars, and the fat stupid evil piece of shit is thinking about running for president again...i've started to think that instead of a thoughtful, thorough, professional member of the justice system, Garland is indeed the ball-less wonder i've feared all along.6 foreign nations spent $750K at Trump Hotel
The House Oversight and Reform Committee on Monday said representatives from six foreign governments spent $750,000 at Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., at the same time they were seeking to influence U.S. policy during the Trump presidency.
The chairwoman of the committee, Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.), released a batch of documents showing that officials from Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Turkey and China spent up to $10,000 per night for “lavish rooms” at the Trump hotel.
“These documents sharply call into question the extent to which President Trump was guided by his personal financial interest while in office rather than the best interests of the American people,” Maloney said in a Monday statement.
The House committee subpoenaed the documents from international financial accounting firm Mazars USA, which once worked extensively with Trump but has since cut ties.
The committee launched a probe in 2019 looking into possible conflicts of interest, inaccurate financial disclosures and violations of emoluments clauses during Trump’s presidency.
The committee reached an agreement in September to obtain Trump’s financial documents after a lengthy legal battle with the former president.
According to the newly released documents, former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak visited Trump International Hotel in September 2017 amid a Department of Justice investigation into allegations Razak and his family looted a Malaysian wealth fund and laundered money through U.S. financial institutions.
Razak spent at least $259,724 from Sept. 7 to Sept. 15 that year, according to the House Oversight and Reform committee, and during the visit was praised by Trump. Razak was convicted of corruption charges in Malaysia in 2020.
Representatives from Saudi Arabia and the UAE, which both enjoyed close ties to the Trump administration, spent at least $164,929 from late 2017 to mid-2018, according to the documents from the committee.
In April 2018, Qatari government officials spent more than $300,000 at the Trump hotel, documents show. Trump reportedly praised leaders from Qatar during the visit.
Officials from Turkey and China also spent thousands of dollars during the Trump presidency at the hotel when they traveled to the U.S. on political business.
The House committee said it would release more records related to the Trump hotel spending by the end of November.
“These documents, which the committee continues to obtain from Mazars, will inform our legislative efforts to ensure that future presidents do not abuse their position of power for personal gain,” Maloney said in her statement.
6 foreign nations spent $750K at Trump Hotel
The House Oversight and Reform Committee on Monday said representatives from six foreign governments spent $750,000 at Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., at the same time they were seek…
when...when does justice get served? when do seditious, traitorous, horrible fucking excuses for human beings pay for their fucking crimes? why doesn't justice apply to this fat orange dogturd of a man?
here is a message for Merrick Garland, if anyone happens to know how to reach him...."GROW A PAIR AND SOME HAIR, AND GET THE FUCK OFF YOUR HANDS!"
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Watchdog asks U.S. election regulator to probe $20 million Trump transfer
A watchdog group on Monday asked the U.S. Federal Election Commission to probe a $20 million transfer between two groups tied to former President Donald Trump, alleging the money was illegally sponsoring Trump's aim to return to the White House.
Trump has repeatedly hinted that he plans to run for president again in 2024 and has invited media to his Florida estate on Tuesday for what he says will be a "major announcement."
Since leaving office in 2021, the former president has aggressively raised money for his Save America group. But under campaign finance rules he is barred from spending Save America funds on his own campaigns.
In October, Save America transferred $20 million to a Trump-aligned group called Make America Great Again Inc, which is registered with the Federal Elections Commission as an independent super PAC. The group spent more than $11 million supporting Republican candidates in the midterm elections and last reported having more than $23 million in the bank on Oct. 19.
The legal complaint filed on Monday by the Campaign Legal Center, a non-partisan group, said the FEC is obliged to investigate the transfer because the money is "obviously intended to fund support for Trump's 2024 presidential candidacy."
An FEC spokesperson said the commission does not comment on litigation.
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A watchdog group on Monday asked the U.S. Federal Election Commission to probe a $20 million transfer between two groups tied to former President Donald Trump, alleging the money was illegally sponsoring Trump's aim to return to the White House.
Trump has repeatedly hinted that he plans to run for president again in 2024 and has invited media to his Florida estate on Tuesday for what he says will be a "major announcement."
Since leaving office in 2021, the former president has aggressively raised money for his Save America group. But under campaign finance rules he is barred from spending Save America funds on his own campaigns.
In October, Save America transferred $20 million to a Trump-aligned group called Make America Great Again Inc, which is registered with the Federal Elections Commission as an independent super PAC. The group spent more than $11 million supporting Republican candidates in the midterm elections and last reported having more than $23 million in the bank on Oct. 19.
The legal complaint filed on Monday by the Campaign Legal Center, a non-partisan group, said the FEC is obliged to investigate the transfer because the money is "obviously intended to fund support for Trump's 2024 presidential candidacy."
An FEC spokesperson said the commission does not comment on litigation.
Watchdog asks U.S. election regulator to probe $20 million Trump transfer
A watchdog group on Monday asked the U.S. Federal Election Commission to probe a $20 million transfer between two groups tied to former President Donald Trump, alleging the money was illegally sponsoring Trump's aim to return to the White House. Trump has repeatedly hinted that he plans to run...
Offmymeds
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The guy who sued a cow has advice about allowing weaponization of the justice system?
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Trump filing in suit against Twitter compares former president to Galileo
A new legal brief in Donald Trump’s battle against social media giants makes some novel arguments about the former president as he accuses Twitter and the U.S. government of violating the First Amendment by suppressing misinformation about the Covid-19 pandemic and the 2020 election.
The 96-page filing submitted to the San Francisco-based 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday contends that Twitter and the federal government are working to “suppress opinions and information about matters that Americans consider of vital interest.”
Those matters include the source of the virus that caused the pandemic, the efficacy of Covid-19 vaccines, the validity of the 2020 election results, and the legitimacy of documents from a hard drive allegedly belonging to President Joe Biden’s son Hunter, the court filing says.
The brief likens Trump to Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei, who was persecuted by the Catholic Church for promulgating the belief that the Earth revolved around the sun.
“Most people once believed these to be crackpot ideas; many still do. But crackpot ideas sometimes turn out to be true. The earth does revolve around the sun, and it was Hunter Biden, not Russian disinformation agents, who dropped off a laptop full of incriminating evidence at a repair shop in Delaware,” Trump’s lawyers wrote. “Galileo spent his remaining days under house arrest for spreading heretical ideas, and thousands of dissidents today are arrested or killed by despotic governments eager to suppress ideas they disapprove of. But this is not the American way.”
Trump’s brief also describes as “correct or at least debatable” the notion that the 2020 presidential election was “stolen.”
Taking shots — even legal ones — at Silicon Valley is nothing new for the former president. The new brief came in connection with one of a series of class-action lawsuits he filed last year against social media giants, accusing Twitter, Facebook and YouTube of censoring him and his supporters. In May, a judge dismissed Trump’s suit against Twitter for banning him from the platform, holding that 9th Circuit precedent forecloses the kind of claim Trump is leveling about private parties allegedly carrying out censorship at the behest of the government. The new submission comes on the eve of Trump’s “big announcement” at Mar-a-Lago where he plans to announce a 2024 presidential run.
The filing also comes after Trump welcomed a new lawyer to his team handling the litigation against the social media firms: former 9th Circuit Chief Judge Alex Kozinski. Kozinski stepped down from the bench in 2017 amid investigations of alleged sexual misconduct.
Trump filed the suits in federal court in south Florida, but judges transferred them to northern California under provisions in the companies’ user agreements that funnel such cases to courts near the companies’ headquarters in the San Francisco Bay Area.
www.politico.com
A new legal brief in Donald Trump’s battle against social media giants makes some novel arguments about the former president as he accuses Twitter and the U.S. government of violating the First Amendment by suppressing misinformation about the Covid-19 pandemic and the 2020 election.
The 96-page filing submitted to the San Francisco-based 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday contends that Twitter and the federal government are working to “suppress opinions and information about matters that Americans consider of vital interest.”
Those matters include the source of the virus that caused the pandemic, the efficacy of Covid-19 vaccines, the validity of the 2020 election results, and the legitimacy of documents from a hard drive allegedly belonging to President Joe Biden’s son Hunter, the court filing says.
The brief likens Trump to Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei, who was persecuted by the Catholic Church for promulgating the belief that the Earth revolved around the sun.
“Most people once believed these to be crackpot ideas; many still do. But crackpot ideas sometimes turn out to be true. The earth does revolve around the sun, and it was Hunter Biden, not Russian disinformation agents, who dropped off a laptop full of incriminating evidence at a repair shop in Delaware,” Trump’s lawyers wrote. “Galileo spent his remaining days under house arrest for spreading heretical ideas, and thousands of dissidents today are arrested or killed by despotic governments eager to suppress ideas they disapprove of. But this is not the American way.”
Trump’s brief also describes as “correct or at least debatable” the notion that the 2020 presidential election was “stolen.”
Taking shots — even legal ones — at Silicon Valley is nothing new for the former president. The new brief came in connection with one of a series of class-action lawsuits he filed last year against social media giants, accusing Twitter, Facebook and YouTube of censoring him and his supporters. In May, a judge dismissed Trump’s suit against Twitter for banning him from the platform, holding that 9th Circuit precedent forecloses the kind of claim Trump is leveling about private parties allegedly carrying out censorship at the behest of the government. The new submission comes on the eve of Trump’s “big announcement” at Mar-a-Lago where he plans to announce a 2024 presidential run.
The filing also comes after Trump welcomed a new lawyer to his team handling the litigation against the social media firms: former 9th Circuit Chief Judge Alex Kozinski. Kozinski stepped down from the bench in 2017 amid investigations of alleged sexual misconduct.
Trump filed the suits in federal court in south Florida, but judges transferred them to northern California under provisions in the companies’ user agreements that funnel such cases to courts near the companies’ headquarters in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Trump filing in suit against Twitter compares former president to Galileo
“Most people once believed these to be crackpot ideas; many still do. But crackpot ideas sometimes turn out to be true," Trump's lawyers argued to a federal appeals court.
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cannabineer
Ursus marijanus
the steaks have never been higher.
cannabineer
Ursus marijanus
Eppur si muoveTrump filing in suit against Twitter compares former president to Galileo
A new legal brief in Donald Trump’s battle against social media giants makes some novel arguments about the former president as he accuses Twitter and the U.S. government of violating the First Amendment by suppressing misinformation about the Covid-19 pandemic and the 2020 election.
The 96-page filing submitted to the San Francisco-based 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday contends that Twitter and the federal government are working to “suppress opinions and information about matters that Americans consider of vital interest.”
Those matters include the source of the virus that caused the pandemic, the efficacy of Covid-19 vaccines, the validity of the 2020 election results, and the legitimacy of documents from a hard drive allegedly belonging to President Joe Biden’s son Hunter, the court filing says.
The brief likens Trump to Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei, who was persecuted by the Catholic Church for promulgating the belief that the Earth revolved around the sun.
“Most people once believed these to be crackpot ideas; many still do. But crackpot ideas sometimes turn out to be true. The earth does revolve around the sun, and it was Hunter Biden, not Russian disinformation agents, who dropped off a laptop full of incriminating evidence at a repair shop in Delaware,” Trump’s lawyers wrote. “Galileo spent his remaining days under house arrest for spreading heretical ideas, and thousands of dissidents today are arrested or killed by despotic governments eager to suppress ideas they disapprove of. But this is not the American way.”
Trump’s brief also describes as “correct or at least debatable” the notion that the 2020 presidential election was “stolen.”
Taking shots — even legal ones — at Silicon Valley is nothing new for the former president. The new brief came in connection with one of a series of class-action lawsuits he filed last year against social media giants, accusing Twitter, Facebook and YouTube of censoring him and his supporters. In May, a judge dismissed Trump’s suit against Twitter for banning him from the platform, holding that 9th Circuit precedent forecloses the kind of claim Trump is leveling about private parties allegedly carrying out censorship at the behest of the government. The new submission comes on the eve of Trump’s “big announcement” at Mar-a-Lago where he plans to announce a 2024 presidential run.
The filing also comes after Trump welcomed a new lawyer to his team handling the litigation against the social media firms: former 9th Circuit Chief Judge Alex Kozinski. Kozinski stepped down from the bench in 2017 amid investigations of alleged sexual misconduct.
Trump filed the suits in federal court in south Florida, but judges transferred them to northern California under provisions in the companies’ user agreements that funnel such cases to courts near the companies’ headquarters in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Trump filing in suit against Twitter compares former president to Galileo
“Most people once believed these to be crackpot ideas; many still do. But crackpot ideas sometimes turn out to be true," Trump's lawyers argued to a federal appeals court.
Roger A. Shrubber
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so the court censured and fined trump's lawyers for their bullshit Clinton suit, but this shit is ok? just comparing trump to Galileo should be a criminal offense.Trump filing in suit against Twitter compares former president to Galileo
A new legal brief in Donald Trump’s battle against social media giants makes some novel arguments about the former president as he accuses Twitter and the U.S. government of violating the First Amendment by suppressing misinformation about the Covid-19 pandemic and the 2020 election.
The 96-page filing submitted to the San Francisco-based 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday contends that Twitter and the federal government are working to “suppress opinions and information about matters that Americans consider of vital interest.”
Those matters include the source of the virus that caused the pandemic, the efficacy of Covid-19 vaccines, the validity of the 2020 election results, and the legitimacy of documents from a hard drive allegedly belonging to President Joe Biden’s son Hunter, the court filing says.
The brief likens Trump to Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei, who was persecuted by the Catholic Church for promulgating the belief that the Earth revolved around the sun.
“Most people once believed these to be crackpot ideas; many still do. But crackpot ideas sometimes turn out to be true. The earth does revolve around the sun, and it was Hunter Biden, not Russian disinformation agents, who dropped off a laptop full of incriminating evidence at a repair shop in Delaware,” Trump’s lawyers wrote. “Galileo spent his remaining days under house arrest for spreading heretical ideas, and thousands of dissidents today are arrested or killed by despotic governments eager to suppress ideas they disapprove of. But this is not the American way.”
Trump’s brief also describes as “correct or at least debatable” the notion that the 2020 presidential election was “stolen.”
Taking shots — even legal ones — at Silicon Valley is nothing new for the former president. The new brief came in connection with one of a series of class-action lawsuits he filed last year against social media giants, accusing Twitter, Facebook and YouTube of censoring him and his supporters. In May, a judge dismissed Trump’s suit against Twitter for banning him from the platform, holding that 9th Circuit precedent forecloses the kind of claim Trump is leveling about private parties allegedly carrying out censorship at the behest of the government. The new submission comes on the eve of Trump’s “big announcement” at Mar-a-Lago where he plans to announce a 2024 presidential run.
The filing also comes after Trump welcomed a new lawyer to his team handling the litigation against the social media firms: former 9th Circuit Chief Judge Alex Kozinski. Kozinski stepped down from the bench in 2017 amid investigations of alleged sexual misconduct.
Trump filed the suits in federal court in south Florida, but judges transferred them to northern California under provisions in the companies’ user agreements that funnel such cases to courts near the companies’ headquarters in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Trump filing in suit against Twitter compares former president to Galileo
“Most people once believed these to be crackpot ideas; many still do. But crackpot ideas sometimes turn out to be true," Trump's lawyers argued to a federal appeals court.
Roger A. Shrubber
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in trump's case, i believe
eppure le sue viscere si muovono
would be more appropriate
cannabineer
Ursus marijanus
… Depends
CunningCanuk
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I think they meant the lesser known, intellectually challenged younger brother of Galileo, Steve Galileo.
Roger A. Shrubber
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i think you would have to go into Galileo's house pets to find trump's intellectual equal...maybe the dog that got kicked in the head by a horse? i doubt trump is as smart as Galileo's cat was.
cannabineer
Ursus marijanus
He is as hard to pin down as Schrödinger’s; I’ll give him that.
Roger A. Shrubber
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if all i had to do to kill trump was open a box, that bitch would have been open the first time they showed me the box.
all i would have had to hear is "trump is both alive and dead till you open the box..." and the box would have been opened.