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DemocratSinceBirth

(101,273 posts) Sun Sep 21, 2025, 02:32 PM 21 hrs ago

The DOJ has zero chance of securing convictions against Lisa Cook, Letitia James, and Adam Schiff

Because they didn't do anything wrong and because TACO demanded their prosecution.

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The DOJ has zero chance of securing convictions against Lisa Cook, Letitia James, and Adam Schiff (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth 21 hrs ago OP

Doesn't matter. Trump will cost them huge legal fees and damage their reputations. Irish_Dem 21 hrs ago #1

The government will look like absolute asses. DemocratSinceBirth 21 hrs ago #2

The damage is done nonetheless and sends a message to others. Irish_Dem 20 hrs ago #3

Agree. Threats, intimidation, cruelty, lessons for others almost always the point. And TSF loves to do things no wiggs 19 hrs ago #4

Yes. He has the entire US govt resources at his fingertips. Irish_Dem 19 hrs ago #5

Actually, if the DOJ follows through with an attempted prosecution Wiz Imp 15 hrs ago #6

Those being sued have to hire attorneys. Irish_Dem 15 hrs ago #7

If the DOJ were to be found guilty of malicious prosecution Wiz Imp 15 hrs ago #8

It is exceptionally hard to sue for malicious prosecution dsc 14 hrs ago #9

malicious prosecution may normally be hard to sue for Wiz Imp 13 hrs ago #10

It is unlikely the current American court system would agree with you. Irish_Dem 6 hrs ago #11

Irish_Dem

(75,031 posts)

1. Doesn't matter. Trump will cost them huge legal fees and damage their reputations.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Sun Sep 21, 2025, 02:48 PM

21 hrs ago

Put them through pure hell just for Trump's fun and revenge.

DemocratSinceBirth

(101,273 posts)

2. The government will look like absolute asses.

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #1)

Sun Sep 21, 2025, 02:53 PM

21 hrs ago

They will become folk heroes. MAGA hates em anyway.

Irish_Dem

(75,031 posts)

3. The damage is done nonetheless and sends a message to others.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Reply #2)

Sun Sep 21, 2025, 03:25 PM

20 hrs ago

Trump will destroy you if you speak out or bring him to justice for his crimes.

wiggs

(8,425 posts)

4. Agree. Threats, intimidation, cruelty, lessons for others almost always the point. And TSF loves to do things no

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #3)

Sun Sep 21, 2025, 04:42 PM

19 hrs ago

one else would dare to do and the more outrageous and unthinkable the better. Loves.

Irish_Dem

(75,031 posts)

5. Yes. He has the entire US govt resources at his fingertips.

Reply to wiggs (Reply #4)

Sun Sep 21, 2025, 04:44 PM

19 hrs ago

And total immunity from the Courts.

He can be as hateful, cruel, revengeful as he wants.
His psychopathy and sadism are on full display.

Wiz Imp

(7,283 posts)

6. Actually, if the DOJ follows through with an attempted prosecution

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #1)

Sun Sep 21, 2025, 08:19 PM

15 hrs ago

It will likely be the taxpayers footing the bill. This seems like a clear cut case of malicious prosecution. A successful malicious prosecution claim can result in compensation for the damages suffered by the victim including legal fees and possibly additional damages.

Irish_Dem

(75,031 posts)

7. Those being sued have to hire attorneys.

Reply to Wiz Imp (Reply #6)

Sun Sep 21, 2025, 08:24 PM

15 hrs ago

Lawyers are not cheap.
They charge a huge fee per hour.

Yes the taxpayer pays for the DOJ attorneys.

So we all get ripped off every day but the jackass in the WH.

We are paying for his personal vendetta.

Wiz Imp

(7,283 posts)

8. If the DOJ were to be found guilty of malicious prosecution

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #7)

Sun Sep 21, 2025, 08:45 PM

15 hrs ago

They would have to compensate the people they maliciously prosecuted for all of their legal fees and likely additional damages on top of that. In the end, it will cost the wrongfully prosecuted nothing (monetarily).

dsc

(53,141 posts)

9. It is exceptionally hard to sue for malicious prosecution

Reply to Wiz Imp (Reply #8)

Sun Sep 21, 2025, 09:31 PM

14 hrs ago

and would add to their cost in the short term. I don't know the finances of any of those people, so I have no idea the extent to which they can or can not afford to shell out those legal fees. While at least some of them are lawyers in their own right, the old saying that someone acting as their own lawyer has a fool for a client is an old saying for good reason, it has a lot of truth. My guess is the case alone will cost around $100,000 per person at a minimum. Appeals and other suits would add to that cost.

Wiz Imp

(7,283 posts)

10. malicious prosecution may normally be hard to sue for

Reply to dsc (Reply #9)

Sun Sep 21, 2025, 10:41 PM

13 hrs ago

Most people don't have the evidence of a social media post from the President demanding the AG prosecute them no matter what. Trump has effectively already confessed in that post that it would be malicious prosecution even before anyone has been charged. This is the very definition of a slam dunk case. IMO.

In reality, I don't think they'll be prosecuted. Even Bondi is smart enough to know she can't win and I'm sure she doesn't want to lose her law license (even though she should lose it anyway for other things she's done as AG). If Bondi thought she could win, they would have been charged 6 months ago.

Irish_Dem

(75,031 posts)

11. It is unlikely the current American court system would agree with you.

Reply to Wiz Imp (Reply #8)

Mon Sep 22, 2025, 05:47 AM

6 hrs ago

The US SC is unlikely to rule against Trump's DOJ and even if they
did, I do not see them forcing collection of said reimbursement.

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