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A federal appeals court rejected Donald Trump’s use of presidential immunity in a bid to dismiss a civil defamation lawsuit brought by former magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll.

The judges found that Trump waived using presidential immunity as a defense by not raising it earlier in the litigation over Carroll’s claim that Trump defamed her when, as president, he denied her allegations of sexual assault. The appeals court also affirmed the lower court’s ruling that rejected Trump’s motion for summary judgement.

“This case presents a vexing question of first impression: whether presidential immunity is waivable. We answer in the affirmative and further hold that Donald J. Trump (‘Defendant’) waived the defense of presidential immunity by failing to raise it as an affirmative defense in his answer to E. Jean Carroll’s (‘Plaintiff’s’) complaint, which alleged that Defendant defamed her by claiming that she had fabricated her account of Defendant sexually assaulting her in the mid1990s.,” the court ruled.

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[–] paddirn 43 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

He’s the literal embodiment of the seven deadly sins: pride, greed, wrath, envy, lust, gluttony and sloth, yet christians would disown family for the chance at sucking him off. It feels like we’ve crossed over into Bizarro world.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 11 months ago (3 children)

A lot of Christians see him as the anti-christ, but that means Jesus is comin' round the mountain!

"Jesus is going to come at the end of days (according to a book I tell people I read) so if I cause the end of days Jesus is going to show up and save me from it!"

[–] Fredselfish 12 points 11 months ago

That what my dad says. He is excited about Trump doing all the bad stuff. He is such a miserable bastard that wants the world to end.

[–] I_Fart_Glitter 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Same reason they're so giddy about the current genocide in Palestine. Gun toting, blue eyed Jesus is a-comin back yall!

[–] nomous 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

These people are real and terrifying and lot of them are in positions of power. They very much seek to rebuild Temple Mount where al-Aqsa currently stands; they believe it has to happen for Jesus to return and they're actively doing everything in their power to help it along. They're fundamentalists and every bit as dangerous as any terrorist or demagogue.

[–] I_Fart_Glitter 2 points 11 months ago
[–] pete_the_cat 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

Will he be ridin' six white horses?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

There's only four. The book says they're white, red, black, and pale.

[–] Madison420 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Also stagecoach Mary was a real lady and was bad as fuck, just some random ex slave black lady hauling ass and beating the shit out of racists only to settle down with a nun.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Fields