[I]n the filing, Murdoch et al. argue that Trump is too lewd a person to suffer reputational harm from this story. To prove this, Murdoch relies on the infamous Access Hollywood video in which Trump boasted that due to his celebrity status he could sexually assault women.

Yes, Murdoch, whose Fox News and New York Post provide the most prominent media platforms for slavish Trump worship, says Trump is such a lout that an association with an affectionate note to a sex criminal cannot tarnish his public image.

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    Not to mention he himself said nothing can cause him to lose his support, not even if he killed someone in the middle of 5th Avenue. Are we not to believe him?

    I’m suddenly noticing he felt the need to qualify “shoot someone” with “on 5th Avenue.” As if he’d already killed someone in secret…

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    7 hours ago

    Trump is trying the card game spades move called “shooting the moon” but with the toxicity instead instead of cards.