TFG Lawsuit Says He's Too Addicted to Twitter to Make Rational Decisions
One thing Donald Trump is known for is a refusal to abide by contracts he has agreed to. Over his decades in business, he has stiffed hundreds of contractors and skipped out on creditors, sometimes concocting wild legal theories to justify his crookedness. (Trump famously countersued Deutsche Bank for $3 billion, claiming it caused the global financial crisis, thus relieving him of his obligation to repay his loan.)
Another thing Trump is known for is his compulsive tweeting. Trump’s campaign and presidential aides devoted a large share of his political career begging him not to tweet, or to tweet less, or at least to let somebody spell-check his tweets before he sends them. Trump’s addiction to Twitter runs so deep that even the most sycophantic Republicans will often concede that his microblogging habit is one thing they would change about his otherwise unblemished presidency.
These two traits have come together in hilarious fashion in Trump’s most recent lawsuit. Trump is challenging his ban from Twitter and, in this filing, requests that the case be heard in Florida rather than in San Francisco. His lawyers say the case needs to be heard near his home because his “access to resources to conduct extensive litigation in Northern California are limited.” (Apparently Trump’s financial situation is pretty dire.)
The problem, Trump’s lawyers recognize, is that the terms of service Trump agreed to bind him to holding any legal battles in Northern California. So they are making the case that these terms of service are invalid. The argument they came up with is that Twitter is so addictive that Trump had no choice but to accept the terms of service:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/trump-lawsuit-says-hes-too-addicted-to-twitter-to-make-rational-decisions/ar-AAOKzZa
Lotsa luck dumbfuck.