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Less than two weeks after paying E. Jean Carroll $5.6 million tied to a civil sexual abuse and defamation case, President Donald Trump is asking for the money back.

Trump’s legal team is seeking an emergency injunction that would force Carroll to return the amount she was paid following a judge’s July 8 ruling that ordered the payment process to begin, according to The Independent.

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[-] Zier@fedia.io 46 points 3 weeks ago

Can't wait for another judge to tell him to fuck off and E. Jean gets to keep what he owed her. And she should sue him for harassment.

[-] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 43 points 3 weeks ago

Oh look, thats an awful poor attempt to distract from iran, both of which are very poor attempts to distract from the fact that he raped children on epsteins island, potentially killed newborn babies from said children, and may have even been included in the cannibalism of said children

[-] andyburke@fedia.io 39 points 3 weeks ago

He wants you mad about this bullshit that won't fly so you ignore his abject failures in Iran and at home and that the Epstein class is still doing whatever it wants even though he promised he would "drain the swamp."

[-] ripcord@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago

Nah, he's just a piece od shit. This isn't part of some strategy.

[-] spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 weeks ago

Mad? This is hilarious!

[-] Jaysyn@lemmy.world 33 points 3 weeks ago

LOL, hurry up and stroke out, loser.

[-] oopsgodisdeadmybad@lemmy.zip 17 points 3 weeks ago

I hope his body tortures him on the way out. Actual complete suffering and conscious awareness of what is happening. And do it in 4k.

Any time someone has a bad day, show em him screaming in pain before he goes limp. Makes everybody feel better every time.

[-] BeardededSquidward 26 points 3 weeks ago

I remember a story of someone in New York, I think they were a journalist, sending to the well known, wealthy in the city a check for one penny. Only person who cashed it was Trump.

[-] quick_snail@feddit.nl 9 points 3 weeks ago

I think there was two people, and one was Trump

[-] jestho@lemmy.zip 12 points 3 weeks ago

Donald Trump and Bonald Brump 🥸

[-] BeardededSquidward 9 points 3 weeks ago

It still shows how money grubbing he is. I received some checks from a defunct 401K for a penny each. I plan to frame them eventually.

[-] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.cafe 25 points 3 weeks ago
[-] billwashere@lemmy.world 16 points 3 weeks ago

An adult dick… just to clarify. Ya know… since he’s a pedophile.

[-] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.cafe 7 points 3 weeks ago

I don't advocate anything illegal. Or immoral.

But if he chokes, he chokes.

Then we will have week-long ~~celebration~~ mourning.

[-] BeardededSquidward 6 points 3 weeks ago

I keep looking at the front page for an obituary.

[-] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.cafe 2 points 3 weeks ago

You know the joke about the front page obituary?

[-] BeardededSquidward 3 points 3 weeks ago

Indeed, what I was referencing. :)

[-] FreddiesLantern@leminal.space 17 points 3 weeks ago

Uh-oh they're paying attention to the war that I'm using to distract from the Epstein files to distract from the reflecting pool to distract from the diapers to distract from Russia to distract from my cankles to distract from the bruises to distract from the assassination attempts to distract from the Howard Stern episodes to distract from the mashed potatoes to distract from the ... wait I lost count.

[-] wirebeads@lemmy.ca 16 points 3 weeks ago

It took less than 10,000 people to almost overthrow the government on January 6th. A few million of you should easily be able to overthrow the tyranny that you’ve all enabled.

[-] FaceDeer@fedia.io 8 points 3 weeks ago

But you don't understand, America's so big! And people need to keep their jobs, they'll lose their healthcare if they protest! It's too haaaaaard!

[-] BassTurd@lemmy.world 23 points 3 weeks ago

Yea, because losing all income and healthcare for an entire family is super easy. People don't need to eat and if they get hurt or sick, they can just rub some dirt on it. I don't know why more people don't just make the sacrifice, especially individually when the chance for success is basically non existent.

It's dumbass posts like yours that really highlight how idiotic we as a species can be.

[-] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

They just don't understand! faCeDeEr risks so much bitching and whining about the things they'd absolutely never ever ever ever do but judge others for not doing. They're totally not a fucking hypocrite!!! Because they'd definitely overthrow the government with the weapons they totally know how to use and own because they are definitely in a trained and highly skilled militia. The world is against you fAcEdEeR but I got your back!

[-] FaceDeer@fedia.io 5 points 3 weeks ago

I am Canadian. I'm in a country that America's president has repeatedly and persistently threatened the sovereignty of. I've been doing what I can to prep for that, but it shouldn't have to come to that in the first place. He's your president, you rein him in.

[-] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Oh trust me, I support your God given right to keyboard warrior the fuck out of this shit.

Edit: I'm obviously making the point that you would never and I mean ever, do what you're suggesting Americans have to do.

[-] kreskin@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

Trump didnt send help to the capital police. Thats why it was not more bloody. He wanted it to be just enough to breach the building and kill Pence.

[-] Maeve@kbin.earth 2 points 3 weeks ago

And any other perceived obstructions. And to gauge how well it might work in other/future scenarios.

[-] TryingToBeGood@reddthat.com 12 points 3 weeks ago

🤦‍♀️Fuck this guy

[-] HCSOThrowaway@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago

"No."

"... Well alright then, just had to ask in case it was on the table."

[-] unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz 5 points 3 weeks ago

Oddly enough, it's not about that. Trump is a litigious shit bird all through his existence.

[-] quick_snail@feddit.nl 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Nah, I think that wasn't till he was mentored by Cohn

[-] prole 4 points 3 weeks ago

I'm sure he does.

I'm sure this is true for nearly every entity that has ever lost a settlement

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