Posted on 06/24/2020 5:54:57 PM PDT by CheshireTheCat
So bunches of young folks are bragging that they used TikTok to scoop up blocks of tickets to Donald Trump’s big rally and depress attendance.
Including the daughter of onetime John McCain campaign strategist, if one can grant such a loser that much credit, Steve Schmidt.
Well, isn’t that hilarious? Here’s something more engrossing yet: There’s one word for what these perps claim to have pulled off – fraud.
Under case law in Oklahoma, “the elements of a common-law action for fraud are: 1) a material misrepresentation, 2) knowingly or recklessly made, 3) with intent that it be relied upon, and 4) the party relying on the false statement suffers damages.”
Hmmm. Let’s put on our legal hats for a second. “Material misrepresentation:” “I want to attend your rally.” Check.
“Knowingly or recklessly made:” “There’s no way I’d be caught dead there. I just want to troll Orange Man.” Check.
“With intent that it be relied upon.” “I want the campaign to think millions of people want to come so we can embarrass them.” Check.
“The party relying on the false statement suffers damages.” Discouraging people who actually wanted to come but didn’t, thereby dulling the impact of the event. Economic harm from reserving a large arena that is partly full. Humiliation in being trolled by teenagers. According to some commentators, a “boost” for his opponent. Check, check, check, and check.
Those are the elements of a civil action...
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The ‘failure’ was to not have a packed house which is what the campaign manager was claiming.
“All the people outside” as you say, amounted to a few dozen people in a over-flow area which was constructed and not used.
A brief perusal of the string would frankly better educate to the issue, ma’am
No problem, press the case with a couple of dozen government lawyers anyway. Arrest them all and let each of the “teens” hire their own lawyers to get out of jail and prepare their defense. Then drop the case before it goes to court, re phrase the prosecutorial charges and restate the case.
Let the “teens” hire back their lawyers to prepare their defense, rinse, cycle and repeat till they run through all the mortgage money for their parents house...
How about adding RICO and mail/wire fraud to the list of charges.
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