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Aristus

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38. It would never make it to court.

Reply to GoCubsGo (Reply #14)

Fri Sep 12, 2025, 10:30 AM

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I doubt the first deposition would last longer than five minutes. All King's lawyer would have to do is produce records of Kirk saying exactly that, and it's case dismissed.

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