On Trump

[Dude#1279435]

It will be interesting to see if others will follow the lead of Wolff and sue Trump under state anti-SLAPP laws.

>>>Wolff . . . has indicated his upcoming book delves into [Melania's] role concerning all things Epstein. This, Wolff claims, prompted Mrs. Trump’s attorney to send him a threat letter demanding he retract statements made about the First Lady in articles and podcasts on The Daily Beast or face a lawsuit demanding $1 billion in damages.

Instead of capitulation, Wolff fired back by filing an anti-SLAPP (strategic lawsuit against public participation) defamation suit against Mrs. Trump in New York State Supreme Court on October 21, 2025. In addition to disputing the claims made in the threat letter, Wolff’s legal salvo forces the Trump camp to decide if they are willing to face the subpoenas and discovery required to move forward. Either way, it’s a publicity bonanza for Wolff and his future release.<<<

https://www.findlaw.com/legalblogs/courtside/author-michael-wolff-pounces-before-melania-trump-can-slapp-him/

From the findlaw article:

>>>Wolff’s pending book, with a working title of “The Art of Her Deal: The Untold Story of Melania Trump (Redux),” reportedly touches on both her past as part of Epstein’s social circle and her current role in managing the White House’s refusal to deliver the promised release of the Epstein files.<<<

Perhaps Melania appears prominantly in the Epstein files and this is what has been driving Trump's big stall to release the files. I realize that's speculative, but I can't help but engage in some speculation.

Edit: whoever came up with the name for these laws and the resulting "anti-SLAPP" moniker deserves an award of some sort.

$1 billion in damages LOL.

Edit: Trump years are the funniest. Bring a new meaning to throwing a number out there.

 

[Mr._Clark]

Another setback for Trump.

>>>A federal appeals court said on Monday that Alina Habba had been serving unlawfully as the U.S. attorney in New Jersey, dealing a blow to the Trump administration and most likely setting up a showdown at the Supreme Court. . . .

Monday’s ruling was the second time in a week that a federal appeals court panel has dealt a heavy blow to Mr. Trump and Ms. Habba.

On Wednesday, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals based in Atlanta upheld nearly $1 million in penalties meted out by a lower court judge against the president and Ms. Habba for filing “frivolous” lawsuits against more than two dozen of his enemies, including Hillary Clinton, James Comey, the former F.B.I. director, and the Democratic National Committee.<<<

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/nyregion/alina-habba-unlawful.html

Will the U.S. Supreme Court reverse? I have no idea, your guess is as good as mine.

 

[mtrycrafts]

Another setback for Trump.

>>>A federal appeals court said on Monday that Alina Habba had been serving unlawfully as the U.S. attorney in New Jersey, dealing a blow to the Trump administration and most likely setting up a showdown at the Supreme Court. . . .

Monday’s ruling was the second time in a week that a federal appeals court panel has dealt a heavy blow to Mr. Trump and Ms. Habba.

On Wednesday, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals based in Atlanta upheld nearly $1 million in penalties meted out by a lower court judge against the president and Ms. Habba for filing “frivolous” lawsuits against more than two dozen of his enemies, including Hillary Clinton, James Comey, the former F.B.I. director, and the Democratic National Committee.<<<

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/nyregion/alina-habba-unlawful.html

Will the U.S. Supreme Court reverse? I have no idea, your guess is as good as mine.

Thanks, saw that this morning's news. 3 /0, 2 appointed by Bush, one by Obama. Any of here cases if she had any may be reversed or nullified?

 

[mtrycrafts]

$1 billion in damages LOL.

Edit: Trump years are the funniest. Bring a new meaning to throwing a number out there.

That appeals court in the 11th district should have applied penalty of $1billion against them since they are so keen on using such amounts themselves against opponents. Claw back all those gains in the crypto.
That might get their attention.

 

[Dude#1279435]

That appeals court in the 11th district should have applied penalty of $1billion against them since they are so keen on using such amounts themselves against opponents. Claw back all those gains in the crypto.
That might get their attention.

More classics from Trump via google search LOL....


President Trump's lawsuit against CBS for allegedly deceptively editing a 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris was settled for $16 million. Initially, Trump sought $10 billion, which was later increased to $20 billion before the settlement.

• Initial demand: Trump initially sued for $10 billion in damages.
  
• Amended demand: The amount was raised to $20 billion in February 2025.
  
• Settlement amount: The lawsuit was settled for $16 million.
  
• Additional terms: As part of the settlement, Trump's legal team stated that the funds would go towards a future presidential library and that no apology was issued, but CBS agreed to release full transcripts of future interviews with presidential candidates.

 

[lovinthehd]

More classics from Trump via google search LOL....


President Trump's lawsuit against CBS for allegedly deceptively editing a 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris was settled for $16 million. Initially, Trump sought $10 billion, which was later increased to $20 billion before the settlement.

• Initial demand: Trump initially sued for $10 billion in damages.
• Amended demand: The amount was raised to $20 billion in February 2025.
• Settlement amount: The lawsuit was settled for $16 million.
• Additional terms: As part of the settlement, Trump's legal team stated that the funds would go towards a future presidential library and that no apology was issued, but CBS agreed to release full transcripts of future interviews with presidential candidates.

Let alone drumphy's insistence that his own interview be edited deceptively....

 

[Mr._Clark]

. . . Any of here cases if she had any may be reversed or nullified?

I'm not sure i understand the question?

If you are asking if cases filed by Abba are likely to be dismissed, I think the answer is yes but I'm not sure because I don't think there has ever been a case with similar facts (except possibly the case against Comey, but even that case is not directly on point).

Speaking of which, Trump is apparently planning to attempt to re-indict Comey, but it's not at all clear they will be able to do so in view of the statute of limitations.

>>>Comey’s lead defense counsel Patrick Fitzgerald said in a statement last week that the judge’s decision to dismiss the case “indicates that because the indictment is void, the statute of limitations has run and there can be no further indictment.” . . .

Currie [the district court judge], in her opinion last week, indicated in a footnote she agreed with that argument, saying that everything Halligan did before the grand jury was invalid, including her presentation to the grand jury.<<<

https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/01/politics/justice-department-present-new-indictment-james-comey

There is a law that allows a statute of limitations to be extended under certain circumstances (this was addressed in footnote 21 of the judge's order tossing Comey's case), but it is not clear to me who would prevail on this issue on appeal.

Here's one opinion stating that it can't be tolled.

>>>Despite the hope they’re pouring into this “for any reason” language, the problem facing the government is that Judge Currie didn’t “dismiss” the indictment so much as declare that there never was an indictment in the first place. As she explains in footnote 21, even though “fake prosecutors” are — mercifully — not something the justice system historically dealt with very often, we actually do have caselaw covering how to handle this specific six-month extension statute in light of a void indictment:

Generally, “[t]he return of an indictment tolls the statute of limitations on the charges contained in the indictment.” United States v. Ojedokun, 16 F.4th 1091, 1109 (4th Cir. 2021). “An invalid indictment,” however, “cannot serve to block the door of limitations as it swings closed.” United States v. Crysopt Corp., 781 F. Supp. 375, 378 (D. Md. 1991) (emphasis in original); see also United States v. Gillespie, 666 F. Supp. 1137, 1141 (N.D. Ill. 1987) (“[A] valid indictment insulates from statute-of-limitations problems any refiling of the same charges during the pendency of that valid indictment (that is, the superseding of a valid indictment). But if the earlier indictment is void, there is no legitimate peg on which to hang such a judicial limitations-tolling result.” (emphasis in original)).

Here, the statute of limitations collapsed before any government official with legal authority even tried to get an indictment. The indictment doesn’t even exist.<<<

Is The Comey Case Barred By The Statute Of Limitations? It's Complicated! (But Also Yes.) - Above the Law

There's a statute providing the government an extra six months to cure a mistake. It should not apply here.

abovethelaw.com

 

[GO-NAD!]

Another setback for Trump.

>>>A federal appeals court said on Monday that Alina Habba had been serving unlawfully as the U.S. attorney in New Jersey, dealing a blow to the Trump administration and most likely setting up a showdown at the Supreme Court. . . .

Monday’s ruling was the second time in a week that a federal appeals court panel has dealt a heavy blow to Mr. Trump and Ms. Habba.

On Wednesday, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals based in Atlanta upheld nearly $1 million in penalties meted out by a lower court judge against the president and Ms. Habba for filing “frivolous” lawsuits against more than two dozen of his enemies, including Hillary Clinton, James Comey, the former F.B.I. director, and the Democratic National Committee.<<<

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/nyregion/alina-habba-unlawful.html

Will the U.S. Supreme Court reverse? I have no idea, your guess is as good as mine.

At least there are some signs of life in the rule of law in the US right now.

 

[mtrycrafts]

I'm not sure i understand the question?

If you are asking if cases filed by Abba are likely to be dismissed, I think the answer is yes but I'm not sure because I don't think there has ever been a case with similar facts (except possibly the case against Comey, but even that case is not directly on point).

Speaking of which, Trump is apparently planning to attempt to re-indict Comey, but it's not at all clear they will be able to do so in view of the statute of limitations.

>>>Comey’s lead defense counsel Patrick Fitzgerald said in a statement last week that the judge’s decision to dismiss the case “indicates that because the indictment is void, the statute of limitations has run and there can be no further indictment.” . . .

Currie [the district court judge], in her opinion last week, indicated in a footnote she agreed with that argument, saying that everything Halligan did before the grand jury was invalid, including her presentation to the grand jury.<<<

https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/01/politics/justice-department-present-new-indictment-james-comey

There is a law that allows a statute of limitations to be extended under certain circumstances (this was addressed in footnote 21 of the judge's order tossing Comey's case), but it is not clear to me who would prevail on this issue on appeal.

Here's one opinion stating that it can't be tolled.

>>>Despite the hope they’re pouring into this “for any reason” language, the problem facing the government is that Judge Currie didn’t “dismiss” the indictment so much as declare that there never was an indictment in the first place. As she explains in footnote 21, even though “fake prosecutors” are — mercifully — not something the justice system historically dealt with very often, we actually do have caselaw covering how to handle this specific six-month extension statute in light of a void indictment:

Here, the statute of limitations collapsed before any government official with legal authority even tried to get an indictment. The indictment doesn’t even exist.<<<

Is The Comey Case Barred By The Statute Of Limitations? It's Complicated! (But Also Yes.) - Above the Law

There's a statute providing the government an extra six months to cure a mistake. It should not apply here.

abovethelaw.com

I was thinking of her other cases if she had any before this ruling if those are also nullified as she was not legally in her position?

 

[Mr._Clark]

This is just bizarre.

>>>Former President of Honduras Is Freed From Prison After Trump Pardon . . .

President Trump formally pardoned former President Juan Orlando Hernández of Honduras on Monday evening, fulfilling a vow he had made days before to free an ex-president who was at the center of what the authorities had characterized as “one of the largest and most violent drug-trafficking conspiracies in the world.”<<<

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/us/politics/hernandez-honduras-trump.html

 

[Mr._Clark]

I was thinking of her other cases if she had any before this ruling if those are also nullified as she was not legally in her position?

I'm sure it will be in the news if there are. To be honest, I don't feel like taking the time to search court dockets and analyze individual cases in an effort to predict what might happen.