Big mouth gets Mr Big Mouth in trouble
Trump lost. The Central Park 5 defamation case is going ahead.
Trump has failed to persuade a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit accusing him of making defamatory statements about five Black and Hispanic men who were wrongly convicted and imprisoned for the 1989 rape of a white jogger in New York’s Central Park.
Philadelphia-based U.S. District Judge Wendy Beetlestone ruled on Thursday that the men had presented enough evidence for now to pursue their lawsuit accusing Trump of defaming them in comments he made during the 2024 presidential campaign. The judge narrowed the lawsuit, however, by dismissing a claim by the plaintiffs of intentional infliction of emotional distress.
Can we get him on being too evil and self-regarding to spend one second thinking about emotional distress of other people?
(No, of course not, but we can dream.)
The lawsuit was filed in federal court last October by Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana, Kevin Richardson, Antron Brown and Korey Wise, called the Central Park Five. The plaintiffs are seeking unspecified monetary damages for reputational and emotional harms as well as punitive damages.
Shanin Specter, lead attorney for the plaintiffs, in a statement on Thursday welcomed the judge’s ruling and said he and his clients “look forward to discovery, trial and the ultimate vindication of these five fine men.”
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In seeking dismissal of the lawsuit, Trump’s lawyers said in a court filing in December that his statements about the men were legally protected expressions of opinion under the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment. Trump has denied any wrongdoing.
I hope he’s beside himself with frustration.
Probably not. But he could go down for insider trading in relation to the stock market roller-coaster, big time.
If he goes down over this, then maybe a slammer could be added on to the West Wing, incorporating the Oval Office. And also an annexe of the Dade County Hoosegow added on to his residence at Mar-A-Lago. That way, America can still get the benefit of his stable genius, and at the same time, justice can be done, and seen to be done; via Truth Social, 24/7.
Just a thought, mind.
Ref: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/10/donald-trump-ignites-insider-trading-accusations-after-global-tariffs-u-turn
I hope he blows a fucking gasket. What would be more fitting and appropriate than for Trump to expire while angrily trying to justify and defend a shameless, malicious, vindictive, racist lie. Better that than some kind of MAGA “martyrdom” from an assassin’s bullet.
At the very least, from now until the trial, he’s going to generate more actionable comments because he won’t admit he was wrong, and he can’t keep his mouth shut. I hope he insists on testifying. His ego will demand it. Who’s going to sign up to be counsel for a client they can’t control? If he can’t charge it to the American public, he’ll fundraise for his defence. I’m sure he’ll start passing the plate between battles in the trade war with China.
Even if he’s found guilty, Trump will never admit any wrongdoing. Ever. And his followers won’t care. He’ll keep bringing it up at rallies, claiming innocence and persecution, right alongside rehashing the election that was “stolen” from him. I hope the Five keep suing him if he does.