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Looks like Trump is getting more than he bargained for when taking on BBC.

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[–] nkat2112@sh.itjust.works 105 points 5 hours ago (8 children)

The BBC responded to the trust Wednesday in a court filing opposing the request to pause the order, arguing it “is a transparent effort to evade this Court’s clear and direct order and to continue to avoid the discovery obligations that Plaintiff took on when he chose to file this lawsuit.”

Wouldn't someone in the US with a passing familiarity of lawsuits and who has been in court innumerable times have an inkling about the discovery phase?

I recognize President Pedophile is incredibly stupid, in addition to being a horrible human being. But I'm struggling to see how he could have made this mistake. Additionally, he has lawyers. This is incredible.

Good on the BBC for fighting this.

[–] Kirp123@lemmy.world 17 points 3 hours ago

He thought the BBC would roll over like when he sued ABC and they just paid him 15 million and apologized to him. Or when he sued CBS and they paid him 16 million. The issue is that BBC is funded from taxpayer money and I don't think the British taxpayers would be very happy with them paying Trump.

[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 hours ago

he has lawyers

Despite what he may claim, not the biggest, brightest lawyers. We're talking Rudy Giuliani, Pam Bondi, Kenneth Chesebro, and Alan Dershowitz.

[–] foodandart@lemmy.zip 54 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I'm hoping the beeb wins and gets everything they want. It will signal to other entities he's threatened with lawsuits that he's a stuffed shirt (and how!) that has more dirt to hide than they do.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 20 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

UK law is much more open to discovery than the US, and losers pay. Betcha Trump didn't know that.

[–] FishFace@piefed.social 10 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

This case is in the US courts.

[–] ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.world 10 points 3 hours ago

Yep. That's one of the BBC's many arguments, that this case is being heard in the wrong place (Florida Southern District, Miami):

the BBC’s position that Plaintiff’s claim is improperly before this Court, as the Documentary was never broadcast in Florida or the United States (page 15)

It's worth a skim for anyone interested in these things; the number of ways he's trying to cheat, play dirty, and just manipulate the process are overwhelming.

[–] foodandart@lemmy.zip 5 points 3 hours ago

Oh, if that's the case, when he loses, he'll be chewing what's left of his hair.

Trump HATES paying for anything.

I've been in the Trades since 1980 and for years, the running snarky aside about him went "If you want to know whether Trump pays his bills, ask any electrician in New Jersey.."

Apparently he's gone through a lot of them and stiffed quite a few over the decades.

[–] lemmyng@lemmy.world 31 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Additionally, he has lawyers.

Lawyers he refuses to listen to because he thinks he's "smarter than them".

[–] bigfish@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 5 hours ago

They just know they'll be replaced if they disagree with him

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 19 points 5 hours ago

He doesn't file lawsuits to actually win them, he files them as intimidation. He expects the other side to cave, and to settle. I tried to search for lawsuit Trump actually won on their merits, without a negotiated settlement, and could only find one that was a default judgement (so the other side didn't even show up).

[–] theparadox@lemmy.world 10 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

I recognize President Pedophile is incredibly stupid, in addition to being a horrible human being. But I'm struggling to see how he could have made this mistake. Additionally, he has lawyers.

He's burned through many lawyers and there are few reputable or intelligent lawyers left who might be willing to light their careers on fire. Sure, he might find one willing to trade their career for whatever benefits they might get (or maybe they just have a hard on for fascism, which often means they are fucking stupid too), but most of his lawyers have, eventually, been left holding a flaming bag of shit while Trump transparently lies and pretends he has never heard of them or has heard they aren't very good.

It's happening to pretty much the entire fucking justice department. It used to be a very sought after career. Now they are giving fresh grads signing bonuses and then shuffling them into the meat grinder and sacrificing their reputation to further the administration's nakedly corrupt agenda. "Hey, new kid, I need you to take this case." Turns out the case is about some poor immigrant that been detained for months and then deported despite having court orders protecting him from deportation... that were clumsily bypassed with unsigned orders or some other bullshit. New kid sits in front of a frustrated judge yelling at him and the kid can only say "I don't know what happened" and go home and cry into his pillow.

[–] Malyca@lemmy.zip 15 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

He's banking on the news not making it over here since he pretty much controls all of the media now.

[–] SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml 10 points 4 hours ago

That's why I go to the BBC for my local (American) news.

ANY news agency except American is better. We did it to ourselves.

[–] YurkshireLad@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 hours ago

He probably assumed it wouldn’t go anywhere, and he didn’t need to do anything, because he’s president.

[–] heavyboots@lemmy.ml 17 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Gosh, it would be a shame if all his financial records got released without his consent. You know… like all the names and personal information of the Epstein victims.

[–] Gork@sopuli.xyz 24 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

Looks like Trump is getting more than he bargained for when taking on BBC.

Which BBC we talking about here?

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 5 hours ago (1 children)
[–] nkat2112@sh.itjust.works 9 points 5 hours ago

This is the correct response.

[–] switcheroo@lemmy.world 14 points 4 hours ago

Dump expected the British media to just roll over like the media does here in the States.

[–] DarkCloud@lemmy.world 7 points 4 hours ago

The terrible BBC I call them, horrible people and a bad outlet and I'm told, going under any day! Big business guy the other day told me they're not doing too, well in dire.. dire straight and about to go... under. The terrible BBC.

[–] auzy1@lemmy.world 6 points 4 hours ago (1 children)
[–] anon_8675309@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago

What did they say?