Summary
Donald Trump has amended his lawsuit against CBS, doubling the damages sought to $20 billion.
He also added Texas Congressman Ronny Jackson, his former White House doctor, as a co-plaintiff to keep the suit before a Trump-appointed judge in Texas.
He claims CBS deceptively edited Kamala Harris’ “60 Minutes” interview to make her appear more coherent, allegedly influencing the 2024 election and harming his Truth Social platform.
Filed in Texas, the suit alleges violations of the Lanham Act and Texas consumer protection laws.
CBS argues that the Lanham Act and Texas statute only govern commercial speech, not political or editorial speech, and has moved to dismiss the lawsuit.
You fucking idiots.
The instant you bought into it, you signed up for this. He’s going to keep fucking with you. The day after you pay, he’s going to be fucking with you again. The FCC’s going to pull your license. He’s going to sue you again for something you allegedly did in 2014. It’ll never stop, until you actually stand up for yourself.
And now you’re out $15 million, for nothing. You got nothing at all for it.
It’s like mob tactics, once you pay for protection they’ll just keep coming back asking for more until you’re bled dry, then they’ll dispose of you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPtjyqgZAUk
The difference being, the Bamboo Lounge didn’t really have a choice. CBS does, they’re just too craven to take it.
Exactly what I had in mind when I wrote my original comment.
ABC paid $15 million, as far as I know CBS hasn’t paid anything yet.
Oh, you’re right. CBS was the one that provided transcripts to the FCC when they didn’t need to.
I still maintain that they are idiots. Fight back, man. That’s the way.
CBS isn’t going to fight back, because they still want regulatory approval to be bought out by Skydance.
It’s why they started appeasing him in the first place.
$20 billion, though? That definitely changes the calculus.
He also added Texas Congressman Ronny Jackson, his former White House doctor, as a co-plaintiff to keep the suit before a Trump-appointed judge in Texas.
All the merits of this aside, this is some hilarious banana republic nonsense right there. You absolutely should not be able to file in bumfuck, Texas any time you need a lunatic judge to make an insane ruling, and any judge appointed by the fucking plaintiff should recuse themselves and be disbarred if they don’t.
Joke of a judicial system.
Well, it’s been that way for quite a while.
And it’s been a joke the whole time. The only difference now is no one’s been this blatant with their abuse of the judicial system
The fascists have gotten so much mileage out of exploiting problems in our government that everyone has known about for decades but that nobody ever bothered to fix.
Well someone has to look dignified and stately as Rome burns!
See what happens when you capitulate to a bully? He doesn’t stop bullying. He pushes more and bullies harder. The only way to stop a bully is to (metaphorically) punch him in his mouth.
Just wait til Pam Bondi decides to take the case up as a federal matter and use federal funds for the thinnest, orange skinned ass lawsuit
Metaphors don’t work on people like him.
Watch this case get a totally bogus ruling from Trump’s pet judge only to see CBS settle before any appeals court can smack it down. This whole thing that Republicans have created enabling them to pick their judge as long as a suit is filed in the correct zip code is ridiculous.
We really need to get some judges who will reliably rule against fascists. We can’t get new judges, so I wonder how many liberal judges could be persuaded that cock blocking Republicans is a higher calling right now than impartiality is.
So you want to be just like them, but with the colors you like?
What the fuck else are we supposed to do? Just sit down, write a strongly worded letter, and let Fascism take over the planet? Democrats have been doing that since forever. It’s not working. The days of playing by the rules ended in 2016. All bets are off. It’s time for them to stop being pussyass bitches, and start fighting fire with fire.
Take the high road, and shove it up your ass.
Ah yeah. You’re just as aggressive as them as well, I forgot that part. Lmao
Dude I’m watching my country fall apart, and nobody’s doing a god damn thing about it. Of course I’m going to be “aggressive” about it. The question is why is no one else? It’s like you don’t even care!
I mean, I don’t, 'murica isn’t the center of the universe or the first country to be taken over by a dictator.
I don’t mean you specifically; I’m talking about Americans in general. Of course you don’t care, cause it’s not your problem. What excuse do US citizens have? Literally all my peers have a similar attitude as you, and they fucking live here.
He is making it so all media is too afraid to post all the shit he is pulling lest they get sued or shut down.
Yeah, this is legit scary. I’m used to media kowtowing to corporate interests for money, or whatever fox does, but somehow this is a lot more chilling.
The guy won, and yet he still manages to be a sore loser.
Trump lost. Voter suppression won. He knows it, and can’t deal with being a three time loser
https://sdvoice.info/trump-lost-vote-suppression-won-here-are-the-numbers/
I want so badly to believe the Trump knowing it part of that, but I just think his head is too far up his own ass. I’m willing to bet he probably thinks he won by a record breaking landslide. I hate that mother fucker so goddamn much.
How can you even try to say you were damaged after you win the biggest popularity contest in the world
How do people perceive this big whiny baby to be masculine or strong? He’s a bitch. A little bitch.
Because Trump supporters are also whining pieces of shit.
You’re right. I forgot to account for relativity.
Absolute gold right here:
her habit of uttering ‘word salads’ — i.e., jumbles of exceptionally incoherent speech…"
Is this projection or is he too dumb to understand what she says?
Fascists accuse their enemy of what they are doing so when the tables are turned they call petty retaliation regardless of reality.
I mean, it would take a fair amount of cognitive dissonance to suggest Kamala does not speak in word salads a lot of the time. She’s a terrible speaker
Not from what I’ve seen.
Fuck off with your pro-MAGA bullshit. This isn’t YouTube; we’re not falling for it.
Lol… ok lemmy.world
I have multiple accounts across several instances (in case one goes down). This isn’t the “gotcha” you think it is.
What? When?
It’s all you can expect from the bOtH siDeS groupies.
It’s fun asking them to prove it. They never seem to be able to, as this absolute broomstick has again shown.
Make sides less important with state level electoral reform. People should be free to vote for who best represents them while still counting their vote if their preference didn’t win.
Videos on Electoral Reform
First Past The Post voting (What most states use now)
Videos on alternative electoral systems we can try out.
The solution is more democracy, not telling people they get no choice in the matter.
Any updates on your electoral reform campaign in your state Rhoeri?
Um, have you actually seen her speak
So you can’t point to an example. Got it.
Anyway, keep crying about maga I guess… don’t look inwards to understand why the shitty dem candidate lost. It’s definitely the independent and progressives fault. And besides, everyone who disagrees with you is a fascist and a racist.
So you can’t answer. I’m not even from the US and know better. What’s your excuse?
I don’t need an excuse to point out the obvious fact that Kamala Harris is a terrible orator who can’t talk her way out of a cardboard box if it’s not a rehearsed talking point on a teleprompter. She’s looks genuinely uncomfortable when speaking in public. If you can’t see it and you think that makes me a maga you need to get some new glasses lol. You drank way too much blue no matter who kool aid.
If it’s so obvious, why are you unable to provide a single example?
War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is Strength
She was perfectly coherent in the 60 minutes interview.
You misspelled Trump
For reference, $20B is just over the entire market cap of CBS’s parent company.
So, can she then sue him over the Joe Rogan interview?
The bills might just cancel each other out.
I don’t think so. This is only possible because it was broadcast media and there are laws about fair use of the airwaves. I’m surprised the 60 minutes suit is still happening though, as Trump declined the offer for an interview.
They should tell him to sit and spin on musk’s toothpick dick. What a piece of shit human being. His obituary day will be a fantastic day I will celebrate.
I saw this amazing video from some conservative talk person breaking down all the Terrible Things in this CBS raw footage. It was so hilariously nothing. Like the entirety of it was look she pauses here so that they can edit in the picture of the interviewer asking the question. That was the whole thing. Like just normal editing techniques. I wasn’t expecting much, but good God something at least.
allegedly influencing the 2024 election
Where are the damages again?
Not winning with 500% of the votes he claimed he would per his wager with Putin, who won with a modest 230%.
Yes Cheeto, she couldn’t possibly be actually coherent because she graduated from law school huh?
You see, anyone who is of a certain type that got a law degree only got it because of DEI. There! Conservatives now have permission to ignore those credentials entirely, unless they are the right type of people.
- puts pinky to lip *
Twenty Billion Dollars!!!
I don’t know if they even have that to spend on the deal
