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To: zeestephen

Why should he have to pay three journalists who accessed, or were given copies of his private tax returns illegally?


4 posted on 01/12/2024 1:24:34 PM PST by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: mass55th
Ostensibly, the court is saying that Trump shouldn't have sued them and run up their legal bills, thus Trump has to pay their legal bills.

In reality what they're saying is the left has a right to take Trump down and he should thank them for it instead of fighting it.

5 posted on 01/12/2024 1:26:18 PM PST by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: mass55th
Why should he have to pay three journalists who accessed, or were given copies of his private tax returns illegally?

Because the judge found that Trump filed a frivolous SLAPP suit against the three journalists. The judge ordered that Trump pay the journalists’ legal fees.

6 posted on 01/12/2024 1:29:25 PM PST by thegagline (Sic semper tyrannis! Goldwater in 2024)
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To: mass55th

The Pentagon Papers case was decided decades ago, and I believe it determined that the press isn’t liable for the legality of the leaks supplied to it. (That’s different from the press illegally producing the leaks.)


22 posted on 01/12/2024 3:24:45 PM PST by Miami Rebel
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To: mass55th

Frivolous lawsuit?


26 posted on 01/12/2024 4:44:48 PM PST by joesbucks (It's called love-bombing. Claiming he's saving the world. This is a cult. Just back away. )
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