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submitted 7 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

The former president fired off a series of potentially defamatory statements as he arrived in court

As he arrived at a federal courthouse in lower Manhattan, Donald Trump’s Truth Social account released an avalanche of posts attacking E Jean Carroll, who is suing the former president for defamation.

A jury in New York City will determine what damages he owes Ms Carroll, whom Mr Trump defamed by repeatedly calling her a liar and denying that he sexually assaulted her.

It’s the second trial stemming from defamation claims brought by Ms Caroll, and a jury already found him civilly responsible for sexually abusing her in the 1990s. He continues to claim that he never met her and has repeatedly mocked and ridiculed Ms Carroll in the wake of that verdict.

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[-] Ranvier@sopuli.xyz 130 points 7 months ago

So during a trial to decide damage amounts for previously made defamatory statements, you launch into a bunch of new defamatory statements?

Bold move cotton, we'll see how it plays out.

[-] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 56 points 7 months ago

She can do this all decade long you stupid orange rapist. 5 Million. 20 Million. 100 Million. 300 Million. Keep it coming you idiot fuck.

[-] jeremyparker@programming.dev 36 points 7 months ago

If she's the one that breaks him we will finally have proof of the inmate goodness of the universe

[-] dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works 39 points 7 months ago

"Inmate" lol

That's an amusing typo in this context.

[-] dhork@lemmy.world 43 points 7 months ago

He is banking on the publicity that making the additional defamatory statements will give him with his voting base. He is hoping that his re-election will at the very least stall all the proceedings against him, and he may even be able to quash some of them after re-election.

The more forceful he is at his defense, the more his supporters dig in. He doesn't care about defying the court, because he hopes to make the court irrelevant.

[-] WashedOver@lemmy.ca 10 points 7 months ago

The more forceful he is at his defense, the more his supporters dig in. He doesn't care about defying the court, because he hopes to make the court irrelevant.

Unfortunately the more I read from the right the more disturbing it is. I find they want blood and punishment for all the things they find wrong and they don't want to have to deal with anything complicated again.

The most convenient lies will do and there is no use for courts as they are not extreme enough. Faces must be eaten. Sadly it will be some of theirs too.

[-] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

Sadly? The more grifters go down the healthier the system is

[-] Zoboomafoo@slrpnk.net 8 points 7 months ago

That or he's hoping one of his supporters will assassinate out of stochasticiam

[-] Nudding@lemmy.world 13 points 7 months ago

You dropped this: (again)

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