Ex-President Donald “OJ” Trump may have beaten the system in the Senate - “if the horn helmet does not fit, you must acquit!” - but the civil suits are gonna be hell. How soon before we seen Don breaking into a hotel room to steal back the collection of Franklin Mint Presidential Seal coins he sold on ebay?
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Trump will write a book:
“If I did it and it and it and it and…”
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The mob punched him, threw objects at him and sprayed him with chemicals that irritated his eyes, skin and throat, while yelling “fight for Trump” and “stop the steal,” according to the lawsuit.
At least they weren’t yelling “Law and Order” as they bludgeoned the police into insensibility. Is there yet a scintilla of irony left in the hearts of the mob?
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Don’tcha mean “Blue Lives Matter”? 
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Question.
Being as these officers are covered for any and all injuries via their employer while on duty, (workman’s comp or whatever coverage the police have), can they actually sue someone else for costs that are covered by their employers insurance?
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As far as I am aware of, injuries on the job are covered 100% by whatever insurance carrier is providing the coverage. Crowd control is part of their job, I’m not seeing a case here. But regardless, I wish them luck. I suspect they’re going to need it.
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Do they need any pro bono help? I would be more than happy to pitch in.
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Trump’s mojo was to use those rights afforded to us (reasonable doubt, due process, appeals, etc) to eventually overthrow this Government, after four years of mores (serious norms not adequately protected by the Legal System) destruction.
And, on Nov, 2020/Jan, 2021, the country saved itself.
IANAL, but, from what I have seen, CIVIL actions against Trump do not have to reach the overwhelming levels of overcoming “reasonable doubt” in order to be successful.
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Bury him in lawsuits.
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Good news and a cause for more popcorn purchases:
" US District Court Judge Paul Gardephe ruled on Tuesday that the language used in the contract, which all members of the 2016 Trump campaign were required to sign, was so vague that it was not enforceable under US law, Politico reported."
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Yikes! Now that’s gonna leave a mark. I bet he used the same NDA template he’s been using all along and that none of them are enforceable.
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The whole point of this lawsuit is to GET TRUMP TO GIVE A DEPOSITION UNDER OATH about it.
These police officer’s lawyers will have a field day deposing the Orange ShitGibbon, who will undoubtedly claim “Presidential Privilege” as he was “President at the time of the alleged incident”.
That will go all the way to the SCOTUS to decide unfortunately, even though there is PRECEDENT by the SCOTUS that even SITTING PRESIDENTS can be forced to give a Civil Deposition while in office (Jones vs. Clinton, 1998.)
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Oh I think he knows what Discovery could mean for him. And they both probably loosen his bowels.
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Nah. Discovery is why he settles so damned many cases out of court when he gets sued. As soon as they show where they’re willing to look, he folds.
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I think the slogan might be “lawn ardor”.
You’ve never been injured on the job and tried to collect from workers comp? Let’s just say: nuh-uh. Better than nothing, but nowhere near 100%.
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Suits like these go well beyond compensation for medical costs though. They want compensation for pain and suffering too and, of course, putative damages for inciting the insurrection. Plus, they may want to retire early at a substantial cut in benefits or simply get out of policing all together due to the trauma they endured.
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Yes, I had a broken wrist in the early 80’s and herniated disc in the L5 area in the mid 80s’
I had top notch care and time off to heal for the wrist. I was paid about 80% of my wages and it was tax free so it all came out in the wash. I received a nice settlement on the back injury in lieu of 3 years of schooling and retraining. That was tax free also. Every penny of my medical costs as well as mileage reimbursement was paid for. My back is actually better than it was before the injury. I turned the back settlement money into a very nice retirement portfolio over the past 35 years. A few trading hiccups along the way, but I learned fast.
I do know Minnesota used to have excellent WC laws back then. Don’t know if they changed any because I haven’t worked since 2004. I did have about 9 months of self employment in 2007. Then I retired again.,
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Does Trump know you’re bugging his office?
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Sanitize it and return it to the ocean.
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In New York in the 80s, people with health insurance were advised to use it for on-the-job injuries (which technically aren’t covered by regular insurance because workers comp) because many/most specialist docs wouldn’t take workers comp cases, or had waiting lists for such cases that made the question moot.
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