Friday, May 12, 2023

Trump's Unhinged Tantrums Come Back To Bite Him

 



The tendency of the Malignant Loser ("the worst client a lawyer could ever have") to sabotage his legal defenses is well- documented.  Most recently, portions of his deposition in the E. Jean Carroll case were used by the plaintiff's lawyers to demonstrate that the Malignant Loser indeed believed he could assault women because he was "a star," as well as demonstrating that (contrary to his assertions) Ms. Carroll was "his type" by confusing a picture of her with his second wife Marla Maples.

Now, it looks like defamatory comments he's made since the jury found him liable for sexual battery and defamation in that case could cause him more legal grief:

Former President Donald Trump’s “whack job” remarks – and others – about E. Jean Carroll may lead to another defamation lawsuit as her lawyer revealed that “everything’s on the table” in the wake of a CNN town hall event that’s been panned by media figures both inside and outside of the network.

Carroll spoke to The New York Times on Thursday after a Manhattan jury found Trump liable of sexual abuse and defamation, and called on him to pay $5 million in damages.

Trump, in his town hall appearance, claimed he had no idea “who the hell she is” as he rambled on and claimed she has a “fake,” “made-up story” – remarks that led to her telling The Times that she’s been “insulted by better people.”

“It’s just stupid, it’s just disgusting, vile, foul, it wounds people,” said Carroll, who alleged that Trump raped her in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room in the 1990s.

Trump, who rejected a chance to testify in the trial and later claimed he was being “unconstitutionally” silenced, reportedly filed a notice to appeal the verdict in the case on Thursday.

Roberta Kaplan, Carroll’s attorney, revealed to The Times that her legal team has given some thought to filing another defamation lawsuit.

“Everything’s on the table, obviously, and we have to give serious consideration to it,” Kaplan said.

Do it.  Please do it.

In the Stormy Daniels case, the presiding judge is ordering the Malignant Loser to attend a remedial lecture for his own good:

Former President Donald Trump was ordered by a Manhattan Supreme Court Judge to submit to a meeting giving him instructions on how to comply with an order restricting him from using evidence in his criminal case to attack witnesses, reported the Associated Press on Thursday.

"Judge Juan Manuel Merchan scheduled the hybrid hearing — the former president on a TV screen, his lawyers and prosecutors in court — to go over the restrictions with Trump and to make clear that he risks being held in contempt if he violates them," reported Michael R. Sisak. "The case is continuing in state court even as Trump’s lawyers seek to have it moved to federal court. U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein, who is considering the transfer request, issued an order this week setting paperwork deadlines and a hearing for late June."

"Merchan, still in charge while that drama plays out, agreed to instruct Trump on the rules by video, rather than in person, after a prosecutor reminded him last week that bringing Trump to court would present mammoth security and logistical challenges," said the report.

Trump faces 34 charges of falsifying business records relating to an alleged hush payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels. The former president has denied doing anything illegal and has repeatedly attacked District Attorney Alvin Bragg, even posting an image of himself facing down Bragg while holding a baseball bat. He has also attacked Judge Merchan himself, accusing him baselessly of being biased.

LOL.

He's already been doing the same ugly stuff and more in the criminal cases coming up, most certainly in those being developed by Fulton County, GA, District Attorney Fani Willis and by Special Counsel Jack Smith (both of whom have been targeted by the Malignant Loser in speeches and on his failed social media platform).  Those outbursts should make for great fodder for the prosecutions.

Being a pure sociopathic narcissist, the Malignant Loser has the impulse control of a toddler (no offense to toddlers).  Up until now, he's escaped accountability for his actions, which has only emboldened him. Those times seem to be over.

(Photo: David Becker/Reuters)