• dhork@lemmy.world
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    14 hours ago

    MAGA isn’t just saying it was a hoax, Trump has personally sued the WSJ for defamation over it. They reported that the letter existed, and Trump’s lawsuit says it doesn’t. So, this directly implicates Trump lying in court filings.

    And even though the Trump Administration has done all sorts of unprecedented things, there is a precedent for what happens when a sitting President misrepresents himself to a court. No, Trump didn’t testify under oath, but I am pretty sure that when you file a lawsuit you have to attest to it’s truth…

    • burntbacon@discuss.tchncs.de
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      9 hours ago

      there is a precedent for what happens when a sitting President misrepresents himself to a court

      We could only wish. Chances of it happening? <0% unless there is a massive sea change in 2026.