Trump’s $10 billion WSJ lawsuit will backfire… discovery will destroy him

[Conservative from Georgia]

Donald Trump may have just made the dumbest legal move of his life. By suing The Wall Street Journal for $10 billion over that Epstein scrapbook letter, he’s cracked open the door to something far more dangerous… discovery. That means sworn depositions. Evidence requests. Possibly even subpoenas of Mar-a-Lago guests, plane manifests, and decades-old communication records. Trump isn’t just attacking a newspaper… he’s inviting the legal system to dig into everything he tried to keep buried about Jeffrey Epstein.

This lawsuit isn’t going to silence critics… it’s going to shine a spotlight. Under U.S. defamation law, Trump has to prove actual malice, meaning he’ll need to show that Murdoch’s paper either lied knowingly or recklessly. The only way to prove that is by turning over his own records, answering under oath, and opening his inner circle to intense legal scrutiny. Every single creepy photo, every scribbled note, every “friend” from those parties becomes fair game.

And by the way, this is a civil defamation lawsuit that he filed as a private citizen against the Wall Street Journal over a letter allegedly written by Epstein. Since it has nothing to do with his official duties as president, executive privilege or presidential immunity doesn’t apply.

If you’re a Trump supporter, you should be terrified. Because win or lose, the legal floodgates are opening… and what spills out will reshape public perception forever. This isn’t just a lawsuit… it’s a self-inflicted subpoena of his own past. Trump may think he’s going to win $10 billion, but all he’s done is hand prosecutors and the public a golden invitation to look under every rock he’s ever tried to hide.

 

[SassyIrishLass]

I'm not terrified.

You seem to be

 

[RhodyPatriot]

I'm not terrified.

You seem to be

This will be the first time he gets a prediction right.

You'll see.

Walls are closing in.

I can feel it.

 

[RhodyPatriot]

Can you imagine being such a miserable creature that you miss out on all the Trump endless wins and the beautiful come back of the red, white and blue?

America is prospering and has a swagger in its step again - but these weird online antifas pretending to be "conservatives" have nothing but whining.

Reagan is looking down on Trump with nothing but pride - and this bitter loser can't handle it.

 

[Conservative from Georgia]

Can you imagine being such a miserable creature that you miss out on all the Trump endless wins and the beautiful come back of the red, white and blue?

America is prospering and has a swagger in its step again - but these weird online antifas pretending to be "conservatives" have nothing but whining.

Reagan is looking down on Trump with nothing but pride - and this bitter loser can't handle it.

You said nothing about discovering or the lawsuit in general. You just wasted our times, and yours.

 

[scruffy]

This will be the first time he gets a prediction right.

You'll see.

Walls are closing in.

I can feel it.

They got him this time.

 

[Polishprince]

President Trump has already seen all of the papers from Epstein, he knows what's in them, and this is just part of the reveal process. The events are being timed by Trump for the biggest win on his part.

My guess is that the Epstein "letters" are much like the Killian letters of 2004.

Cooked up by Trump operative Roger Stone, knowing that the lib media would run with them without vetting them because of their Trump Hatred.


IMHO, Trump is just playing 4 dimensional chess when his liberal adversaries are playing tiddly ******* winks.

 

[MisterBeale]

Donald Trump may have just made the dumbest legal move of his life. By suing The Wall Street Journal for $10 billion over that Epstein scrapbook letter, he’s cracked open the door to something far more dangerous… discovery. That means sworn depositions. Evidence requests. Possibly even subpoenas of Mar-a-Lago guests, plane manifests, and decades-old communication records. Trump isn’t just attacking a newspaper… he’s inviting the legal system to dig into everything he tried to keep buried about Jeffrey Epstein.

This lawsuit isn’t going to silence critics… it’s going to shine a spotlight. Under U.S. defamation law, Trump has to prove actual malice, meaning he’ll need to show that Murdoch’s paper either lied knowingly or recklessly. The only way to prove that is by turning over his own records, answering under oath, and opening his inner circle to intense legal scrutiny. Every single creepy photo, every scribbled note, every “friend” from those parties becomes fair game.

And by the way, this is a civil defamation lawsuit that he filed as a private citizen against the Wall Street Journal over a letter allegedly written by Epstein. Since it has nothing to do with his official duties as president, executive privilege or presidential immunity doesn’t apply.

If you’re a Trump supporter, you should be terrified. Because win or lose, the legal floodgates are opening… and what spills out will reshape public perception forever. This isn’t just a lawsuit… it’s a self-inflicted subpoena of his own past. Trump may think he’s going to win $10 billion, but all he’s done is hand prosecutors and the public a golden invitation to look under every rock he’s ever tried to hide.

Both Trump and the WSJ are deep state/corrupt establishment.

It will be settled, and no one will know the details of the settlement, it will be covered in a non-disclosure agreement.

I can't believe folks don't know this yet.

 

[yidnar]

Donald Trump may have just made the dumbest legal move of his life. By suing The Wall Street Journal for $10 billion over that Epstein scrapbook letter, he’s cracked open the door to something far more dangerous… discovery. That means sworn depositions. Evidence requests. Possibly even subpoenas of Mar-a-Lago guests, plane manifests, and decades-old communication records. Trump isn’t just attacking a newspaper… he’s inviting the legal system to dig into everything he tried to keep buried about Jeffrey Epstein.

This lawsuit isn’t going to silence critics… it’s going to shine a spotlight. Under U.S. defamation law, Trump has to prove actual malice, meaning he’ll need to show that Murdoch’s paper either lied knowingly or recklessly. The only way to prove that is by turning over his own records, answering under oath, and opening his inner circle to intense legal scrutiny. Every single creepy photo, every scribbled note, every “friend” from those parties becomes fair game.

And by the way, this is a civil defamation lawsuit that he filed as a private citizen against the Wall Street Journal over a letter allegedly written by Epstein. Since it has nothing to do with his official duties as president, executive privilege or presidential immunity doesn’t apply.

If you’re a Trump supporter, you should be terrified. Because win or lose, the legal floodgates are opening… and what spills out will reshape public perception forever. This isn’t just a lawsuit… it’s a self-inflicted subpoena of his own past. Trump may think he’s going to win $10 billion, but all he’s done is hand prosecutors and the public a golden invitation to look under every rock he’s ever tried to hide.

and you don't believe Trumps legal team doesn't realize that discovery may be likely ? i'd bet they are counting on it ! lol ! the leftist that reported this crap has just cost the WSJ a lot of money ! and said reporter also falsely built up the hopes of leftist idiots with another "we got em this time"... you and your comrades will be disappointed and proven wrong ..AGAIN ! its almost as if the left knows deep down inside that there's nothing to another false claim that will be proven false like most of their claims and don't care ! they are just happily living in a moment about a false claim they know will be proven wrong... AGAIN !they are just happy to have something to fling crap over even they know it will be eventually proven to be crap .. until that time they will happily indulge in another insane fantasy .. sad .. sad indeed .

 

[SassyIrishLass]

Both Trump and the WSJ are deep state/corrupt establishment.

It will be settled, and no one will know the details of the settlement, it will be covered in a non-disclosure agreement.

I can't believe folks don't know this yet.

Styx... welcome to the grand illusion

 

[Thinker101]

You said nothing about discovering or the lawsuit in general. You just wasted our times, and yours.

The defendants “failed to attach the letter, failed to attach the alleged drawing, failed to show proof that President Trump authored or signed any such letter, and failed to explain how this purported letter was obtained,” according to the lawsuit.

 

[excalibur]

Nope.

If the lawsuit is simply about the alleged birthday card, there won't be much discovery.

 

[TemplarKormac]

Armchair lawyers...

Sigh...

 

[BackAgain]

Donald Trump may have just made the dumbest legal move of his life. By suing The Wall Street Journal for $10 billion over that Epstein scrapbook letter, he’s cracked open the door to something far more dangerous… discovery. That means sworn depositions. Evidence requests. Possibly even subpoenas of Mar-a-Lago guests, plane manifests, and decades-old communication records. Trump isn’t just attacking a newspaper… he’s inviting the legal system to dig into everything he tried to keep buried about Jeffrey Epstein.

This lawsuit isn’t going to silence critics… it’s going to shine a spotlight. Under U.S. defamation law, Trump has to prove actual malice, meaning he’ll need to show that Murdoch’s paper either lied knowingly or recklessly. The only way to prove that is by turning over his own records, answering under oath, and opening his inner circle to intense legal scrutiny. Every single creepy photo, every scribbled note, every “friend” from those parties becomes fair game.

And by the way, this is a civil defamation lawsuit that he filed as a private citizen against the Wall Street Journal over a letter allegedly written by Epstein. Since it has nothing to do with his official duties as president, executive privilege or presidential immunity doesn’t apply.

If you’re a Trump supporter, you should be terrified. Because win or lose, the legal floodgates are opening… and what spills out will reshape public perception forever. This isn’t just a lawsuit… it’s a self-inflicted subpoena of his own past. Trump may think he’s going to win $10 billion, but all he’s done is hand prosecutors and the public a golden invitation to look under every rock he’s ever tried to hide.

Thanks lib.

 

[SassyIrishLass]

Thanks lib.

Progtard

 

[Stuartbirdan2]

President Trump has already seen all of the papers from Epstein, he knows what's in them, and this is just part of the reveal process. The events are being timed by Trump for the biggest win on his part.

My guess is that the Epstein "letters" are much like the Killian letters of 2004.

Cooked up by Trump operative Roger Stone, knowing that the lib media would run with them without vetting them because of their Trump Hatred.


IMHO, Trump is just playing 4 dimensional chess when his liberal adversaries are playing tiddly ******* winks.

Talk

 

[Rambunctious]

Donald Trump may have just made the dumbest legal move of his life. By suing The Wall Street Journal for $10 billion over that Epstein scrapbook letter, he’s cracked open the door to something far more dangerous… discovery. That means sworn depositions. Evidence requests. Possibly even subpoenas of Mar-a-Lago guests, plane manifests, and decades-old communication records. Trump isn’t just attacking a newspaper… he’s inviting the legal system to dig into everything he tried to keep buried about Jeffrey Epstein.

This lawsuit isn’t going to silence critics… it’s going to shine a spotlight. Under U.S. defamation law, Trump has to prove actual malice, meaning he’ll need to show that Murdoch’s paper either lied knowingly or recklessly. The only way to prove that is by turning over his own records, answering under oath, and opening his inner circle to intense legal scrutiny. Every single creepy photo, every scribbled note, every “friend” from those parties becomes fair game.

And by the way, this is a civil defamation lawsuit that he filed as a private citizen against the Wall Street Journal over a letter allegedly written by Epstein. Since it has nothing to do with his official duties as president, executive privilege or presidential immunity doesn’t apply.

If you’re a Trump supporter, you should be terrified. Because win or lose, the legal floodgates are opening… and what spills out will reshape public perception forever. This isn’t just a lawsuit… it’s a self-inflicted subpoena of his own past. Trump may think he’s going to win $10 billion, but all he’s done is hand prosecutors and the public a golden invitation to look under every rock he’s ever tried to hide.

Don't you libs ever learn?... is it because of your inadequate fake news media?....

 

[OKTexas]

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[frigidweirdo]

What does Donald Trump have to prove to win his WSJ lawsuit over ‘fake’ Epstein card?

Here’s what President Donald Trump would have to prove to win his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal.

uk.yahoo.com

"What does Donald Trump have to prove to win his WSJ lawsuit over ‘fake’ Epstein card?"

"For Trump to win the $10 billion defamation suit, he would have to prove that The Wall Street Journal was lying, or did not fact-check their claims before publishing."

How do you "prove" you didn't do something?

""If Trump's defense is that this was false, then any evidence suggesting that he had a relationship with Epstein, the degree to which that relationship was close or not, would be relevant to the question of whether or not it's likely Trump had any sort of role in this letter," Mattei said. "And so an aggressive Wall Street Journal here would seek broad discovery about the extent of Trump's relationship with Epstein.""

Essentially Trump would have to provide evidence of his dealing with Epstein, which is a total minefield for Trump. Even if something were innocent, people could use it against him in the media.

Will this be another nail in Trump's coffin?

 

[Crepitus]

What does Donald Trump have to prove to win his WSJ lawsuit over ‘fake’ Epstein card?

Here’s what President Donald Trump would have to prove to win his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal.

uk.yahoo.com

"What does Donald Trump have to prove to win his WSJ lawsuit over ‘fake’ Epstein card?"

"For Trump to win the $10 billion defamation suit, he would have to prove that The Wall Street Journal was lying, or did not fact-check their claims before publishing."

How do you "prove" you didn't do something?

""If Trump's defense is that this was false, then any evidence suggesting that he had a relationship with Epstein, the degree to which that relationship was close or not, would be relevant to the question of whether or not it's likely Trump had any sort of role in this letter," Mattei said. "And so an aggressive Wall Street Journal here would seek broad discovery about the extent of Trump's relationship with Epstein.""

Essentially Trump would have to provide evidence of his dealing with Epstein, which is a total minefield for Trump. Even if something were innocent, people could use it against him in the media.

Will this be another nail in Trump's coffin?

He's just trying to scare them. That's why the huge amount.