After moving to throw out the “entire” case, arguing that Trump couldn’t establish jurisdiction and failed to state a claim, the BBC defendants anticipated that extensive Jan. 6-related discovery would show Trump can’t “prove that he did not foment or incite the January 6 Capitol riot.”
“[H]e cannot now prevent Defendants from seeking records that would shed light on his true knowledge, intent, and state of mind in delivering his speech at the Ellipse,” the defendants argued.
In theory, perhaps.
Donald is never going to face any meaningful accountability.
If there’s anything the last 10 years has taught us it’s that laws do not apply at all to the wealthy and powerful. The only thing this might do is get Trump to drop the lawsuit.
He will be humiliated. The defence has the right to evidence of Trump’s actions and intentions with Jam 6, but also access to Trump’s financials over the past few years, something he has repeatedly kept from scrutiny.
Trump is incapable of feeling shame or humility.
Except when it comes to wealth
Humility is foreign. To him for sure, he does feel shame tho, just not for the things he should
Sure, in theory. In practice, the Supreme Court will step in or he will just use the justice department to slow roll till he’s dead.
I have zero faith in our legal system to hold these fascists to account. The legal system works for them not us.
Except its a civil suit
Do you really think that matters?
If you think a civil suit is going to “get him” in some way when literal broard daylight corruption and direct connection to the most notorious pedophile in modern times hasn’t done shit, I’ve got a bridge to sell you…
Stop relying on the legal system, it won’t save us.
The Supreme Court can’t generally rule on civil cases. This is the blunder. In a civil case both sides are equal and he can’t hide behind presidential privilege.
Generally.
The supreme court isn’t supposed to be able to make the president a completely unaccountable oligarch either, yet here we are.
Look, I really do hope you are right, that this goes somewhere and has some actual consequences. But we can’t count on it. We HAVE to assume that he will wriggle out of this like he has so far in every other situation.
The supreme court is (for 6 of the 9 anyway) nothing but a bought and owned institution. What they should do or normally do is out the window.
Of course he’ll get out of it theres countless evil republicans just smart enough to be able to help him get away with any law he breaks.
Tell that to E Jean Carrol.
Right. He’ll dodge justice with one final Big Mac Attack and leave other people to clean up after him (as usual).
He’s the one and only reason I hope at least one religion with an unbarable punishing afterlife is true.