Vindman Sues Don Jr., Giuliani, Other Trump Allies Over First Impeachment Smear Campaign | Talking Points Memo

More of this, please. I was saying in another post that more and more folks bringing lawsuits such as this one is one of the few good things to have come from the Trump Era. Democrats and just decent people in general have allowed this behavior to go on for years where the RW just makes shit up about people and then disseminates their lies far and wide. They don’t need to threaten violence, they just tell a bunch of lies about people that riles up the rubes.

I also think this is part of a larger problem with mis/disinformation that got a lot of people dead from Covid. It’s why so many people say things like “I don’t know what to believe” when the truth is blatantly obvious. Folks have to go after the lies every time it’s feasible. At this point, holding people legally accountable both criminally and civilly is part of how we keep this democracy

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After Dominion and Smartmatic are done with Ruddles, there’s not going to be much left, I suspect.

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Not even a puddle of the Ruddles?

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That is so tempting!

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Happy to see this. Especially after the difficulties faced…and the publicity will hurt those who specialize in this kind of thing.

Those who Vindman is going after are shameless.

But the money they have is the same type of currency as anyone else’s.

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Litigation. Damages. Attorneys’ Fees.

Vindman is speaking their language. It’s the only one they understand and that they can’t dismiss or ignore.

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Hey Rudy! Don’t quit your dye job!

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Fitting karmic retribution would be Rudy pushing a shopping cart on Skid Row for the rest of his sleazy life

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Works for me. Vindman’s team should include forensic accountants to find any monies they have off-shored. Jr. should end up selling loosies om Astoria Boulevard.

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Rudy uses Grecian Formula 9/11.

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Just waiting for Fox News to say this is good for Little Awful Andy’s Gubernatorial campaign

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One of the more interesting aspects of the Trump era was the use of Fox News as state tv. This symbiotic blending of state and cable news is often noted. Corruption is when the state is manipulated by external parties for some purpose that violates the general interest. But Fox only exists to sell soap and make Rupert rich. What is it when a corrupt government can repurpose private media to destroy its actual or perceived enemies?

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OT: Gohmert…Gohmert…Gohmert…

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Discovery is going to be lit.

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OT: Taking the fifth?

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Why not sue TFG too?

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Here is where TrumpWorld runs into problems. Lies usually have to require the liars to say at least similar things

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“Lt. Col. Vindman’s continued optimism proved largely wrong,” the lawsuit stated.

Yip. Interesting that he even had that “optimism” to begin with. The rot runs deep in this country, not just in Russia.

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that should be vitamin supplements.

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Uh oh. He said he was fine. So, that will be a big issue when Trump, Jr. and the others try to get this dismissed. If it goes forward, discovery will be a bitch for them. But this kind of lawsuit might take years to unfold. Oh well.

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