Posted on 04/21/2020 12:19:46 PM PDT by Bruiser 10
On Tuesday, Attorney General Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) filed a lawsuit in federal court aiming to hold the Chinese Communist Pary accountable for a "sinister campaign of malfeasance and deception" that helped spread the coronavirus across the globe and brought concrete harm to the people of Missouri.
"The Chinese government lied to the world about the danger and contagious nature of COVID-19, silenced whistleblowers, and did little to stop the spread of the disease. They must be held accountable for their actions," Schmitt said in a statement announcing the lawsuit.
"COVID-19 has done irreparable damage to countries across the globe, causing sickness, death, economic disruption, and human suffering. In Missouri, the impact of the virus is very real - thousands have been infected and many have died, families have been separated from dying loved ones, small businesses are shuttering their doors, and those living paycheck to paycheck are struggling to put food on their table," he added.
As of Tuesday morning, Missouri has 5,963 confirmed cases of the coronavirus and 215 deaths from it. According to one estimate cited by Fox News, the economic shutdown imposed by the state in order to reduce the spread of the coronavirus has cost Missouri about $44 billion.
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Maybe it’s just symbolic, but it’s a start.
Legally speaking, I guess we’ll find out, whether Americans can sue China, in a U.S. court, for damages over this.
I am waiting for Trump to send China an invoice but I think he is holding off because we are still ordering masks and other supplies. But eventually the bill will come due and we can always freeze the trillions in T-bonds as collateral.
Don’t freeze the bonds — nullify them. For starters.
Even then the profound sociological and economic damage done to this country will never be fully compensated for.
Without any evidence, I suspect that China saw its economy being destroyed and didn’t want to be alone, so it intentionally withheld information that would mitigate the viruses damage. Having the rest of the world damaged as well leaves them relatively equal.
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