Judge Rules Donald tRump Jr. Can Be Sued For Defamation

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For the past two years, a GOP Senate candidate in West Virginia has been suing Trump Jr. for defamation. At issue is Trump Jr. claiming during the 2018 campaign that Don Blankenship, whom Trump and his allies opposed in the primary, was a “felon.” Blankenship was charged with felonies related to an explosion at a mine he ran, but he was convicted only on a misdemeanor count.

Trump Jr.’s lawyers sought to have the case dismissed, but U.S. District Judge John Copenhaver Jr. rejected that Wednesday and said the case could move forward.

The reason? It’s because he believed there was substantial evidence that Trump Jr. might have known the claim to be false and said it anyway.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/09/02/judge-rebukes-donald-trump-jr-misinformation-trump-jr-doubles-down-misinformation/

[Haggard Celine]

1. Good.

Don Jr., I guess, thinks he can get away with the same shit his father did as President. Sometimes I have my doubts about whether or not Trump the old man even knows what the truth is. Does he know what a lie is? Does he believe in any sort of objective truth? I really can't speak to all of the psychological problems in that family, but they need to be held accountable when they make false statements about others.

[PatSeg]

4. For Trump the truth is irrelevant, nothing to be bothered with

He does lie so much, I'm sure he begins to believe his own lies. His offspring learned the truth does not matter from their father. Why tell the truth when you can lie and there will be no consequences?

[Haggard Celine]

5. He has certainly been an awful example for them.

They think that there are no consequences for anything they say or do, and who can blame them for believing that?

[PatSeg]

6. They think "truth" and "consequences"

don't apply to them. They think their money gives them royalty status, making them above the very laws that apply to the peons who serve them. In other words, the law is only a convenience to benefit them, not to be obeyed.

[Vinca]

2. Where does the line form? Calling someone a felon is about as pleasant as Junior gets.

Everyone should sue and take that inheritance away.

[3Hotdogs]

3. Two pieces of shit.

Both named Don.

[paleotn]

7. I'm siding with Don Blankenship. What a strange world we live in now.

[North Shore Chicago]

8. don "murderer of beautiful animals?'

or don, 'fuck-you coal miners?'

Gee, such a choice given. Neither will pay a price for inhuman behavior.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

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This will be fun to watch

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