• dhork@lemmy.world
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      19 hours ago

      MAGA isn’t just saying it was a hoax, Trump has personally sued the WSJ for defamation over it. They reported that the letter existed, and Trump’s lawsuit says it doesn’t. So, this directly implicates Trump lying in court filings.

      And even though the Trump Administration has done all sorts of unprecedented things, there is a precedent for what happens when a sitting President misrepresents himself to a court. No, Trump didn’t testify under oath, but I am pretty sure that when you file a lawsuit you have to attest to it’s truth…

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        14 hours ago

        there is a precedent for what happens when a sitting President misrepresents himself to a court

        We could only wish. Chances of it happening? <0% unless there is a massive sea change in 2026.

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        It was described but never shown in earlier articles. Now seeing the original, it seems far worse, because that pic is definitely of a tween, and it looks like her arms are tied behind her.

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        21 hours ago

        I did see a similar letter like this before. Seems to have been a recreation based off the description given though. This is the actual scan of the letter, the original.

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        It was just a description. Now we have the actual thing.

        You know, “pictures paint 1000 words” and all that jazz.