I’m hoping the beeb wins and gets everything they want. It will signal to other entities he’s threatened with lawsuits that he’s a stuffed shirt (and how!) that has more dirt to hide than they do.
Oh, if that’s the case, when he loses, he’ll be chewing what’s left of his hair.
Trump HATES paying for anything.
I’ve been in the Trades since 1980 and for years, the running snarky aside about him went “If you want to know whether Trump pays his bills, ask any electrician in New Jersey…”
Apparently he’s gone through a lot of them and stiffed quite a few over the decades.
It’s worth a skim for anyone interested in these things; the number of ways he’s trying to cheat, play dirty, and just manipulate the process are overwhelming.
As the plaintiff, Trump chose it. As the BBC notes, the offending documentary was never shown in the US. Presumably they’ve chosen the venue where the supposed harm occurred, but as he’s scrambling desperately to avoid having to prove that harm occurred, who fucking knows, lol.
Afaik it’s typical in the US to file in a court that’s known to take the side of people or organizations similar to the plaintiff, or resolve similar cases in a manner beneficial to the plaintiff.
Yes, absolutely. There’s even a name for it. That certainly played no small part in the choice of venue when the plaintiffs were deciding where to file.
EDITED to add: I hadn’t known who the judge was when I wrote the above comments, but it turns out that this judge, who is a Trump appointee and a member of the Federalist Society, has now granted the emergency stay.
Indeed. And I mean, the editing they used wasn’t even misleading except in small details. He said everything they quoted him saying, and his speech was a call to arms, it’s just he didn’t say it quite so directly.
But sure, ten billion in damages.
So few of these bullshit cases go to court, I hope the judge fucks Trump for abusing the process after coming to understand he isn’t using the court in good faith.
Not unless the judge rules that one side must cover the cost incurred by the other. Even then, they could drag out the payment over the course of years due to appeals or bankruptcy filings.
I’m hoping the beeb wins and gets everything they want. It will signal to other entities he’s threatened with lawsuits that he’s a stuffed shirt (and how!) that has more dirt to hide than they do.
UK law is much more open to discovery than the US, and losers pay. Betcha Trump didn’t know that.
Oh, if that’s the case, when he loses, he’ll be chewing what’s left of his hair.
Trump HATES paying for anything.
I’ve been in the Trades since 1980 and for years, the running snarky aside about him went “If you want to know whether Trump pays his bills, ask any electrician in New Jersey…”
Apparently he’s gone through a lot of them and stiffed quite a few over the decades.
This case is in the US courts.
Yep. That’s one of the BBC’s many arguments, that this case is being heard in the wrong place (Florida Southern District, Miami):
It’s worth a skim for anyone interested in these things; the number of ways he’s trying to cheat, play dirty, and just manipulate the process are overwhelming.
Oh a Florida Southern District court? Wonder why they chose that location.
As the plaintiff, Trump chose it. As the BBC notes, the offending documentary was never shown in the US. Presumably they’ve chosen the venue where the supposed harm occurred, but as he’s scrambling desperately to avoid having to prove that harm occurred, who fucking knows, lol.
Afaik it’s typical in the US to file in a court that’s known to take the side of people or organizations similar to the plaintiff, or resolve similar cases in a manner beneficial to the plaintiff.
Yes, absolutely. There’s even a name for it. That certainly played no small part in the choice of venue when the plaintiffs were deciding where to file.
EDITED to add: I hadn’t known who the judge was when I wrote the above comments, but it turns out that this judge, who is a Trump appointee and a member of the Federalist Society, has now granted the emergency stay.
This is the order:
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.703382/gov.uscourts.flsd.703382.116.0.pdf
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Indeed. And I mean, the editing they used wasn’t even misleading except in small details. He said everything they quoted him saying, and his speech was a call to arms, it’s just he didn’t say it quite so directly.
But sure, ten billion in damages.
So few of these bullshit cases go to court, I hope the judge fucks Trump for abusing the process after coming to understand he isn’t using the court in good faith.
What in the US the loser doesn’t pay?
Not unless the judge rules that one side must cover the cost incurred by the other. Even then, they could drag out the payment over the course of years due to appeals or bankruptcy filings.
Nope. And there is no mediation, which is why the US is full of ambulance chasers and everyone sues everyone.