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This Video Could Wind Up Costing Donald Trump Hundreds Of Millions In Damages

 

Now that a precedent has been established in the state of Georgia as a result of the massive $148 million defamation judgement handed down against Rudy Giuliani for his slagging of election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, it’s fair to ask if a similar fate awaits failed former president Donald Trump, who has also said horrible things about the two women.

As MSNBC’s Ali Velshi noted, “If Giuliani is guilty of defaming two innocent people, knowingly spreading lies at their expense, is the disgraced ex-president as well?”

Velshi explained why Trump should be worried.

“The January 6th Select Committee clearly illustrated the way Trump targeted Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss in the aftermath of the election. This was the crowd in Valdosta, Georgia, at a Trump rally on December the 5th, 2020. Remember, this was after the election. What they’re doing is watching the video incorrectly purporting to show Moss and Freeman engaged in election fraud, and after that, this is what Trump said.”

Velshi then played a video clip of Trump declaring, “So, if you just take the crime of what those Democrat workers were doing — by the way, there was no water main break,” said Trump in the clip. “You know, they said there was no water main break. That’s ten times more than I need to win this state, ten times more. It is ten times, maybe more than that, but it is ten times more because we lost by a very close number.”

“Beyond the scope of civil litigation, what sort of overlap exists between the Giuliani ruling and Trump’s criminal case in Fulton County, Georgia?” Velshi added. “Trump mentioned Ruby Freeman 18 times on that infamous ‘Find me 11,000 votes’ call with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, after all. What is next?”

What is next? Probably a massive lawsuit filed by Freeman and Moss against Trump. As if he doesn’t already have enough legal headaches.

Here’s the video from MSNBC:

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Former Prosecutor: Trump Should Be ‘Very Nervous’ About The Massive Defamation Verdict Against Giuliani

The enormous $148 million defamation verdict handed down by a jury against Rudy Giuliani is a warning shot that should have failed former president Donald Trump “very nervous,” according to former prosecutor David Henderson.

Henderson spoke with MSNBC guest host Charles Coleman Jr., noting that the verdict wasn’t just a win, it was “one of the biggest wins I’ve ever heard of.”

The verdict, Henderson explained, it a preview of what Trump and his co-defendants can expect when they’re put on trial for racketeering in Georgia in connection for attempting to overturn the 2020 election results.

“That is an epic victory. The only thing you have to acknowledge, and this goes to your point about nationalism, it does not make up for what these two women went through. Rudy Giuliani is in such a downward spiral, they’re not likely to see a dime of that money.”

And then there’s the disgraced ex-president.

“The real issue here is you’ve got a preview from the way that the jury down in Georgia is going to receive them. Giuliani, former president Trump, and anyone in their circle should be very nervous about this outcome.”

The penalty for racketeering in Georgia is imprisonment of between five and 20 years, which is a much bigger threat to Trump than a monetary reward that he could appeal for decades.

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WATCH: House Republicans Act Like Petulant Jerks When Asked About The 2020 Election

House Republicans announced their latest nominee to be the next speaker of the House on Tuesday evening, but their press conference devolved into booing, shouting, and verbal barbs aimed a reporter who dared to ask about their efforts to overturn the 2020 election in concert with multiply-indicted former president Donald Trump.

According to Mediaite, ABC News congressional correspondent Rachel Scott was the reporter who asked speaker designate Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) about his role in trying to void the results of the 2020 presidential race.

“Mr. Johnson, you helped lead the effort to overturn the 2020 election result. Do you—”

Scott was quickly drowned out by House Republicans who laughed, booed, and heckled the reporter while Johnson shook his head at her.

80-year-old Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) — who stood next to Johnson at the podium along with Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) — had the loudest response, yelling, “Shut up! Shut up!” before Johnson moved on to the next question.

Scott later recounted the moment she asked her question.

Reaction on Twitter to how the Republicans acted was swift and understandably harsh. Take a look:

 

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Meadows Immunity Deal Is ‘Crack In The Dam’ That Could Destroy Trump And The GOP: Report

Former Trump administration White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows is now cooperating with Special Counsel Jack Smith and providing testimony to a grand jury that could serve as the final nail in the political coffin for disgraced ex-president Donald Trump and many top Republicans.

ABC News reports that Meadows reached an immunity deal with Smith and has been spilling the beans regarding efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

(Meadows) has spoken with special counsel Jack Smith’s team at least three times this year, including once before a federal grand jury, which came only after Smith granted Meadows immunity to testify under oath, according to sources familiar with the matter.

The sources said Meadows informed Smith’s team that he repeatedly told Trump in the weeks after the 2020 presidential election that the allegations of significant voting fraud coming to them were baseless, a striking break from Trump’s prolific rhetoric regarding the election.

That, according to Washington Post reporter Carol Leonnig, is another piece in the puzzle, especially since many members of the GOP have said that Meadows’ autobiography has been cited by prominent Republicans for why they believe the 2020 presidential election was stolen from Trump.

“We have seen texts and exchanges that Mark Meadows had with people in the White House counsel’s office and other lawyers in which he made fun of the claim that there was an election that had been stolen. There was fraud enough in states such as Georgia to call those counts into question. As I remember one of those text exchanges, he said even my son hasn’t found enough dead people that voted in Georgia to raise questions about this. So, it’s pretty powerful stuff.”

That’s where the autobiography comes into play, Leonnig added:

“If he’s acknowledging that those were false, it reveals to most of us reporters who have been covering this for a long time that the jig is up for a host of other Republican leaders who have been trading on this story, to stay connected to voters, that they think are riled up about this. To stay connected to a group of people that they are misleading in order to get their votes. People who gobble up conspiracy theories, distrust the government, and can be loosely misled and led astray.”

In other words, Leonnig continued, the immunity deal could be a “crack in the dam” of GOP denial.

“It will be really interesting to watch what happens for other Republican leaders who have insisted that the election was stolen. Lindsey Graham, Ted Cruz, Jim Jordan, a host of people, many of whom are closely tied to Mark Meadows and Donald Trump.”

It’ll be fun to see what lies people such as Graham, Cruz, and Jordan try to use to cover the lies they’ve been telling for three years about the 2020 election. And it’ll also be interesting to see exactly what Trump knew, when he knew it, and just how large of a role he played in possibly illegal activities for the purpose of remaining in office.

Stay tuned. All rats are about to be exposed to the light of truth.

 

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Trump Says He Has ‘100% Evidence’ 2020 Election Was Stolen And Adds A Racist Dog Whistle To Boot

There are some lies disgraced former president Donald Trump never gets tired of repeating, embellishing, and twisting in the vain hope that one day they might come true, even though they never have.

Such was the case today when the failed ex-president claimed on his financially-challenged Truth Social site that he has “100% evidence” the 2020 election was stolen from him.

And while he was at it, Donnie also added a blatantly racist dog whistle to rile up his deranged supporters.

As his New York fraud trial was in session Friday, Trump posted this:

“We will never let 2020 happen again. Look at the result, OUR COUNTRY IS BEING DESTROYED. MAGA!!!”

And let’s not forget the dog whistle:

“Does anyone notice that the Election Rigging Biden Administration never goes after the Riggers, but only after those that want to catch and expose the Rigging dogs.”

The word “riggers” brings to mind a disgusting racial slur, and that’s the point, according to former Trump administration official Alyssa Farah Griffin, who said in August:

“With Trump, you don’t need to look for a dog whistle — it’s a bullhorn when it comes to race. And I do think that’s deliberate.”

As for the so-called “evidence” Trump is promising, that’s also a frequent refrain from him, though he’s yet to produce even a shred of proof since he lost the 2020 election to President Joe Biden.

In mid-August, shortly after he was indicted in Georgia on racketeering charges, the twice-impeached former president claimed a report would be released proving that all criminal charges against him would be dropped:

“A Large, Complex, Detailed but Irrefutable REPORT on the Presidential Election Fraud which took place in Georgia is almost complete & will be presented by me at a major News Conference at 11:00 A.M. on Monday of next week in Bedminster, New Jersey.

“Based on the results of this CONCLUSIVE Report, all charges should be dropped against me & others — There will be a complete EXONERATION! They never went after those that Rigged the Election. They only went after those that fought to find the RIGGERS!”

The news conference was later canceled and no report was ever presented backing up his allegations.

All of this is more proof that Trump is terrified. He’s facing the dissolution of his company, the Trump Organization in New York, along with 91 criminal counts for attempting to overturn the 2020 election and his theft of classified documents.

You can expect more wild claims in the weeks ahead, especially as the walls continue to close in on the already delusional and paranoid ex-head of state. At this rate, it’ll be a miracle if he makes it to 2024 without suffering a massive heart attack or being committed to a psych ward.