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Irish_Dem

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7. Those being sued have to hire attorneys.

Reply to Wiz Imp (Reply #6)

Sun Sep 21, 2025, 08:24 PM

23 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.

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The DOJ has zero chance of securing convictions against Lisa Cook, Letitia James, and Adam Schiff [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Yesterday OP

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

The government will look like absolute asses. DemocratSinceBirth Yesterday #2

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

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

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

Actually, if the DOJ follows through with an attempted prosecution Wiz Imp 23 hrs ago #6

Those being sued have to hire attorneys. Irish_Dem 23 hrs ago #7

If the DOJ were to be found guilty of malicious prosecution Wiz Imp 23 hrs ago #8

It is exceptionally hard to sue for malicious prosecution dsc 22 hrs ago #9

malicious prosecution may normally be hard to sue for Wiz Imp 21 hrs ago #10

It is unlikely the current American court system would agree with you. Irish_Dem 14 hrs ago #11