What does the future hold for Donald Trump? - threadbans in OP

Don't get fixated on the payout. That is what Trump and posters like MisterAnarchy want as they the conversation revolves around the size of the payout rather than the actual reality of what happened.

I don't know anything about Dominions financial position and the financial impact that this lie may have on their future business, but that is for them to calculate. What this case is showing is the level of deceit and the way that Fox News knowingly spread lies and disinformation in order to subvert democracy and the basis of them wanted Trump to win.

And it shows that Trump, although every critical thinking person already knew this, has been knowingly lying the entire time and continues to use this lie to scam funds from his supporters.

I'd agree. Dominion obviously put as big a figure on it as could be considered practical, but it's probably unlikely they'd ever get such a figure. You sue for as much as possible, and get awarded as much as you can prove. They'd likely get far more than the $80m they may have been worth a few years ago. They're suing for the huge reputational damage done to the company.

Ultimately though, considering Fox News' defense is centered on freedom of the press and the First Amendment, a win by Dominion regardless of the actual financial payout would substantially prove that Fox News acted with purposeful intent beyond what could be considered reasonable.

I see what you are saying but the reason they took the case was primarily to repair the reputational damage done to them, a payout by itself doesn't do that.

Apparently a problem here is the Dominion may want Fox to admit they were at fault to clear their own reputation - but by doing so Fox would be opening themselves up to even more legal cases from investors, who would taking an indirect loss for any payment made by Fox to Dominion. Fox will be looking for a confidential settlement where they don't really have to admit any wrongdoing, but Dominion, for reputational reasons, need the admission.

I see Hires The Best People is lashing out at former chief of staff Mick Mulvaney for being a “born loser” 🤔

The thing is he's still using the big lie. You'd think that, at this point, anyone with even an ounce of honour would have dropped it by now. But Trump still continues to spread a blatant lie about a "stolen election". He probably can't believe how fucking stupid his supporters are himself.

The only problem with that galvanizing approach is all he's galvanizing is an increasingly smaller echo chamber. Some of his own loyal insurrectionists have already sought deprogramming.

Dominion taking Fox to trial today, with all that evidence they were duping cultists, is not going to help him out either.

Or they settle minutes before opening arguments and the thread is a waste.

Case is going ahead. So not settled yet?

Popcorn time.

This case isn't going to hinge on 'faulty equipment' whatsoever, lmao

Fox News is on tape, on audio, in text, knowingly peddling false election information that they knew was false.

This hinge is only going to be, whether Fox News' conduct meets the SCOTUS' Actual Malice Standard.

That's it.

Perhaps. But his support base of idiots is still large enough to make a buck out of, which is all he's interested in in the present term. It might be a case of eventual diminishing returns over the long run, but the gains will still be quite handsome.

Lets not forget we are now in the 1 week countdown to the E Jean Carroll case.

It's crazy the number of times over the last couple of weeks Trumps legal team have tried to get the case pushed by a month or so.

Their equipment has flaws??? Pray do tell us why this wasn't produced in court before

Wow even marge took her cue to condemn readily-condemnable and predatory ephebophilia.

Will MAGA use Stop The Steal/Ali Alexander as a political scapegoat now, a deflection from Jan 6 criticism? Nevermind MAGA's vociferous defense of Alexander from the election in 2020, to yesterday...