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Donald Trump does not like to lose, as his announcement that he is seeing(sic) new attorneys to appeal the $83 million defamation judgment proves.

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[–] [email protected] 175 points 9 months ago (19 children)

He also called the judge a “bully” and implied that imposing rules, including evidentiary regulations and courtroom behavior, on Trump and his attorneys was evidence of bias.

a bully? amazing how this fascist strongman can be such an absolute bitch all the time too.

[–] [email protected] 64 points 9 months ago (1 children)

They all are. It's a thing for them.

[–] [email protected] 43 points 9 months ago

Conservatives are the biggest snowflakes, afraid of everything. They are like those little yappy dogs that bark at everything

[–] [email protected] 36 points 9 months ago

For fascism to work, the other must be simultaneously weak and strong.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Losers do loser things - way to go, Pumpkin Tits!

[–] [email protected] 20 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The whole gag to fascism is that it is 100% projection at all times, both internally and externally.

They attack people because they're afraid to get attacked and they can't imagine a situation where everyone isn't thinking exactly like them, so of course it's only a matter of time before they're attacked...and thus must attack.

It's circular and deeply uncreative, but it is the root of every bully, from the playground to the autocratic despot.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago

And deep down, he knows this to his core. “Bully” implies a victim who cannot protect themselves (and is therefore ‘weak’ to authoritarians), while the bully has all the strength and power.

Donald could have chosen from a number of non-SAT words his followers can digest easily, that wouldn’t betray his actual self image. Challenger. Punk. Hater. Obsessed. Crooked. Hell , even calling him a Democrat plant/operative/etc would have played better

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[–] [email protected] 88 points 9 months ago

Donald Trump does not like to lose

You'd think he'd be used to it by now.

[–] [email protected] 85 points 9 months ago (17 children)

I was assured multiple times on Lemmy that Habba wasn't stupid and that she was doing Trump's bidding in a crafty way.

Apparently she's just stupid.

[–] [email protected] 51 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Anyone that defends him is stupid. Not only is he guilty as hell he won't shut the fuck up and follow his councils advise. I mean, a paid gig is a paid gig, when your client actually pays you, but there's no way you'll leave his service with a better rep than when you started.

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 9 months ago

Good job or bad, Trump will find a way to not pay you for doing it. Of this, there is no more golden rule.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Remember, even a C student can get a law degree.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

I recently heard another one that gave me a chuckle:

What do you call the lowest of the lowest performing graduate at law school? A lawyer....

Same goes for this one, and quite possibly scarier:
What do you call the lowest of the lowest performing graduate at medical school? A doctor....

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

And everyone who didn't pass?

Chiropractor.

Fun fact that works for both.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I wonder if she'll be smart enough to sue Trump for her legal fees. I doubt she remembered to ask for payment up front.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

You'd have to know how to submit your lost wages into evidence, which she does not

[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago

I was assured multiple times on Lemmy that Habba wasn’t stupid and that she was doing Trump’s bidding in a crafty way.

Apparently she’s just stupid.

I'm assuming every other lawyer at this point declines on ethical grounds or those that don't have any scruples say "You have a history of not paying lawyers so I'll need cash up front to represent you" and Trump keeps on looking. Removing those groups and you get Habba as your lawyer.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago

She was still doing his bidding. He bidding was just also stupid, and his narcissism would not let him see that

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[–] [email protected] 63 points 9 months ago

Expect her to complain about pay in two weeks. Trump will hire a"better lawyer" and the appeal will go wonderfully. He will tank it just like all of his cases. In the past he would get away with stuff but do to the publicity he is finally getting punished.

[–] [email protected] 42 points 9 months ago (5 children)

Maybe Giuliani is free?

In both that he's not busy and will work for exposure.

Legal exposure, of course.

[–] [email protected] 43 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I believe Rudy is also suing him for not paying his legal fees, so that door's been shut - maybe he'll have another press conference in front of a lawn care store to sweat about it.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

A lawn care store carefully placed between a sex shop and a crematorium

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 9 months ago (1 children)

He's still free for a little while longer, but he's been disbarred.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Has that gone through? I'm not seeing anything past being recommended to be disbarred.

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Now she can stop pretending to be smart & pretend to be employable instead.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 9 months ago (2 children)

She is one of the beautiful people, but pretty don't win lawsuits. Trump didn't know that. Trump is dumb and ugly, and has smalls hands.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago

Don’t forget to add that he’s a loser

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 9 months ago

She's definitely employable by OAN and NewsMax. Fox, also, if she bleaches her hair.

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Pretty soon Trump would have had more lawyers than he has voters.

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 9 months ago

Did the payday deadline just pass?

[–] [email protected] 26 points 9 months ago

He doesn't seem to understand that he's on a race to the bottom for lawyers.

The ones who could (potentially) win the case, will never take it. The ones who will take the case have no hope of winning it.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 9 months ago (1 children)

LOL did they dial up the orange on that photo?

Because I didn't think he could go anymore Oompa Loompa, but damn.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Does (sic) stand for "spelling is crappy"?

[–] [email protected] 42 points 9 months ago (2 children)

(sic) is the abbreviation for the Latin phrase "sic erat scriptum" or "thus was it written".

It's used when quoting someone who made an error and you are quoting them verbatim. It's to let you're audience know that YOU know better, but the quoted source does not.

Example:

"It's to let you're (sic) audience know that YOU know better."

[–] [email protected] 16 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Thank you for this. Always wondered about this but never asked.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 9 months ago (2 children)

IDK what it stands for, but it's used where theres a mistake in a quote. It's the journalist saying "yes I know that's wrong but that's what the person reallg wrote".

I've heard that if you're nice to a journalist they'll tidy up minor issues like that, but if they don't like you they'll leave it incorrect and give you a [sic]

[–] [email protected] 30 points 9 months ago

yes I know that’s wrong but that’s what the person reallg (sic) wrote

like that? ;)

[–] [email protected] 14 points 9 months ago

It's short for "sic erat scriptum" which is Latin for "thus it was written"

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 9 months ago

Two funny questions: will she sue him for back pay?, and can he really afford new lawyer now?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 9 months ago (2 children)

His only strategy is to string this out on appeals and I guess ineffective counsel is one appeal? Not sure if that’s allowed in this type of case of if you’re the person who had possibly the most lawyers of all time.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

No appeals based on incompetent/ineffective counsel for a civil case. In a criminal case, a convicted defendant may appeal on the grounds of ineffectiveness of counsel at trial. This principal arises because of the constitutional right to be represented by counsel. Such a right would be meaningless unless it implies a right to effective counsel. There is no such constitutional right to counsel in a civil case, and therefore no such ground for appeal in a civil case.

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