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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts) Fri Oct 25, 2019, 08:18 PM Oct 2019

Trump: "My lawyers should sue the Democrats and Shifty Adam Schiff for fraud" (impeachment)



“Democrats just announced that they no longer want the Whistleblower to testify. But everything was about the Whistleblower (they no longer want the second Whistleblower either), which they don’t want because the account of my call bore NO RELATIONSHIP to the call itself ….The entire Impeachment Scam was based on my perfect Ukrainian call, and the Whistleblowers account of that call, which turned out to be false (a fraud?),” Trump argued.

In reality, the whistleblower has been irrelevant since Trump, Mulvaney and Giulaini all confessed that the complaint was correct.

“Once I released the actual call, their entire case fell apart,” Trump falsely claimed, as the rough transcript of the call confirmed the allegations.

“The Democrats must end this Scam now,” Trump pleaded.

He then went after Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), who chairs the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

“My lawyers should sue the Democrats and Shifty Adam Schiff for fraud,” Trump posted.

https://www.rawstory.com/2019/10/trump-begs-democrats-to-end-impeachment-now-as-he-threatens-to-sue-intel-committee-chairman/
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Trump: "My lawyers should sue the Democrats and Shifty Adam Schiff for fraud" (impeachment) (Original Post) Miles Archer Oct 2019 OP
Go for it. Stiff as many lawyers as you can. Autumn Oct 2019 #1
Ooh, Shifty Adam Schiff, what a burn. tanyev Oct 2019 #2
He's so clever, isn't he? smirkymonkey Oct 2019 #5
Not Trump's only burn... keithbvadu2 Oct 2019 #14
Cowardly Cadet Bone Spurs TrumPutin is a weak, sad, loser Hermit-The-Prog Oct 2019 #21
Right.. sitting around the oval office Cha Oct 2019 #22
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Oct 2019 #26
You are so right. tanyev Oct 2019 #30
Do it Donnie, sue them! Then you will have to give a deposition or testify. ProudMNDemocrat Oct 2019 #3
It wouldn't get that far; it wouldn't even survive a motion to dismiss The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2019 #8
Even better than a deposition: MurrayDelph Oct 2019 #13
That was my 1st thought mercuryblues Oct 2019 #25
He Better Think Twice About Suing Schiff... global1 Oct 2019 #4
Go ahead. Discovery will be fun. sakabatou Oct 2019 #6
Have at it you bumbling idiot. kacekwl Oct 2019 #7
Please proceed idiot malaise Oct 2019 #9
May I recommend Fraud Guarantee? nt Guy Whitey Corngood Oct 2019 #10
Note the word "should". Xolodno Oct 2019 #11
Trump cannot be trusted to pay up back either. keithbvadu2 Oct 2019 #12
He's incapable of recognizing his old tactics won't work in this situation. RockRaven Oct 2019 #15
That would make it 4,096 the number of Trump lawsuits IcyPeas Oct 2019 #16
It's amazing he hasn't called anyone 'poo-poo-head' yet. Talitha Oct 2019 #17
That great scene in the second Naked Gun movies when Leslie Neilsen says to Robert Goulet... Miles Archer Oct 2019 #19
The way things have been going for tRUMP I'd think that he'd realize that abqtommy Oct 2019 #18
At this point, he's throwing it all at the wall to see what sticks. n/t Miles Archer Oct 2019 #20
The little boy who cried "sue" -- and then never did. onenote Oct 2019 #23
Does Trump EVER pay them? ProudMNDemocrat Oct 2019 #28
Bring. It. On. I'd like to see you try, moron. nt Hekate Oct 2019 #24
Two words: frivolous lawsuit no_hypocrisy Oct 2019 #27
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Oct 2019 #29
Trump's lawyers might want to pick up a copy of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2019 #31
He knows damn well he can't sue a Congressman for doing his job Takket Oct 2019 #32
Awwwwwwwwwwwww Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2019 #33
Please do. Discovery is a real thing. nt Baltimike Oct 2019 #34
Give it a try, Donwald. Go ahead. MineralMan Oct 2019 #35

tanyev

(42,584 posts)
2. Ooh, Shifty Adam Schiff, what a burn.
Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)
Fri Oct 25, 2019, 08:21 PM
Oct 2019

I hate to think how many hours of executive time it took for him to come up with that one.

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Hermit-The-Prog

(33,379 posts)
21. Cowardly Cadet Bone Spurs TrumPutin is a weak, sad, loser
Reply to tanyev (Reply #2)
Sat Oct 26, 2019, 12:44 AM
Oct 2019

The Dumbest Don wants to sic his mouthpieces on Chairman Schiff, but it's not clear if Putin is willing to pay for such a dumb stunt.

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tanyev

(42,584 posts)
30. You are so right.
Reply to Cha (Reply #22)
Sat Oct 26, 2019, 08:36 AM
Oct 2019
During a Republican retreat at Camp David last year, President Trump seemed particularly enthralled as Gary Cohn, then his chief economic adviser, delivered a briefing on infrastructure. The president impressed the assembled lawmakers with his apparent interest in the presentation, nodding along and scribbling furious notes.

But Trump’s notes “had nothing to do with infrastructure,” journalists Jake Sherman and Anna Palmer write in their new book, “The Hill to Die On.”

Instead, Trump had scrawled “Sloppy Steve” atop his index card, followed by “copious notes” criticizing Stephen K. Bannon, his former chief strategist whom he had fired several months earlier.

“As Cohn had detailed his plans to rebuild America’s roads, the president was writing down how he wanted to trash Steve Bannon the next time someone asked him about it,” the authors write, in one of buzzy scenes that pepper the book.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/new-book-details-trumps-topsy-turvy-relationship-with-congress/2019/04/03/fe0725b0-54a8-11e9-814f-e2f46684196e_story.html
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ProudMNDemocrat

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3. Do it Donnie, sue them! Then you will have to give a deposition or testify.
Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)
Fri Oct 25, 2019, 08:24 PM
Oct 2019

Either way, Adam Schiff comes out on top.

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The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,777 posts)
8. It wouldn't get that far; it wouldn't even survive a motion to dismiss
Reply to ProudMNDemocrat (Reply #3)
Fri Oct 25, 2019, 08:29 PM
Oct 2019

on account of the Speech or Debate Clause, another part of the "fake" Constitution that Fake Nixon clearly has never read.

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mercuryblues

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25. That was my 1st thought
Reply to MurrayDelph (Reply #13)
Sat Oct 26, 2019, 07:36 AM
Oct 2019

And shifty might not motion to dismiss, just for that reason. I know that's would be my plan.

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global1

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4. He Better Think Twice About Suing Schiff...
Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)
Fri Oct 25, 2019, 08:24 PM
Oct 2019

He might be required to release the complete & real transcript of his 'perfect' call.

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Xolodno

(6,398 posts)
11. Note the word "should".
Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)
Fri Oct 25, 2019, 08:33 PM
Oct 2019

If a lawyer wants and upfront retainer, it often means they know there is a good chance they could lose. If they want just a percentage of the proceeds after the verdict, they are pretty sure they have it in the bag.

His lawyers want an upfront retainer. And we all know he won't pay upfront...so this is just more bluster.

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RockRaven

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15. He's incapable of recognizing his old tactics won't work in this situation.
Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)
Fri Oct 25, 2019, 08:39 PM
Oct 2019

Threatening to sue or actually suing people has been his go-to move to threaten and intimidate people he's gotten crosswise with -- former mistresses and former employees, sexual assault victims, people he's ripped off, etc.

That's not going to work with Congress, Dotard.

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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
19. That great scene in the second Naked Gun movies when Leslie Neilsen says to Robert Goulet...
Reply to Talitha (Reply #17)
Fri Oct 25, 2019, 09:41 PM
Oct 2019
"Isn't that RIGHT, Mister Poopie Pants?"

I think of that every time Trump whips out one of his "nicknames."

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abqtommy

(14,118 posts)
18. The way things have been going for tRUMP I'd think that he'd realize that
Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)
Fri Oct 25, 2019, 09:14 PM
Oct 2019

going to the courts is a waste of everybody's time, especially his.

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onenote

(42,723 posts)
23. The little boy who cried "sue" -- and then never did.
Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)
Sat Oct 26, 2019, 02:03 AM
Oct 2019

His "I should have my lawyers sue" line is a joke -- he never follows through, presumably because his lawyers know they'd be facing sanctions for filing frivolous lawsuits.

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The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,777 posts)
31. Trump's lawyers might want to pick up a copy of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Reply to Chin music (Reply #29)
Sat Oct 26, 2019, 10:48 AM
Oct 2019

and read Rule 11 very carefully.

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Takket

(21,590 posts)
32. He knows damn well he can't sue a Congressman for doing his job
Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)
Sat Oct 26, 2019, 10:51 AM
Oct 2019

More red meat for the base. Pose the idea that Schiff SHOULD be sued and they will believe he is a criminal.

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MineralMan

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35. Give it a try, Donwald. Go ahead.
Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)
Sat Oct 26, 2019, 01:35 PM
Oct 2019

You'll be laughed out of court, since the impeachment proceedings are spelled out in our Constitution. You have no case. But, hey, go ahead and try to sue. You'll learn something in the process.

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