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Sogo

(5,843 posts) Wed Dec 18, 2024, 09:18 PM Dec 18

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If there were a GoFundMe for Ann Selzer, I'd donate to it.

She's gonna need help to adequately defend herself.....

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If there were a GoFundMe for Ann Selzer, I'd donate to it. (Original Post) Sogo Dec 18 OP

Trump is punishing people with the legal process. Irish_Dem Dec 18 #1

Yup. Sogo Dec 18 #2

Litigate as punishment bronxiteforever Dec 18 #3

Yes the punishment is the legal process, his enemies run up hundreds of thousand dollars in legal bills. Irish_Dem Dec 18 #4

Is there an Ann Selzer go fund me account? Concerned voter Dec 19 #5

Based on the little I know about reporters being sued Lulu KC Friday #6

Irish_Dem

(59,731 posts)

1. Trump is punishing people with the legal process.

Reply to Sogo (Original post)

Wed Dec 18, 2024, 09:31 PM

Dec 18

And it is a message to others not to report any negative truth about him.

Sogo

(5,843 posts)

2. Yup.

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #1)

Wed Dec 18, 2024, 09:36 PM

Dec 18

This is why I'd help Selzer. She doesn't deserve his cruelty, IMO.

bronxiteforever

(9,559 posts)

3. Litigate as punishment

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #1)

Wed Dec 18, 2024, 09:53 PM

Dec 18

Richest men in the world can force you into debt even if they lose their case.

Irish_Dem

(59,731 posts)

4. Yes the punishment is the legal process, his enemies run up hundreds of thousand dollars in legal bills.

Reply to bronxiteforever (Reply #3)

Wed Dec 18, 2024, 09:59 PM

Dec 18

Trump of course doesn't have to worry about it now.
The entire DOJ is his legal team.

Concerned voter

(1 post)

5. Is there an Ann Selzer go fund me account?

Reply to Sogo (Original post)

Thu Dec 19, 2024, 04:42 PM

Dec 19

Is there an Ann. Selzer GoFundMe account, or is the Des Moines register paying her legal bills?

Lulu KC

(5,019 posts)

6. Based on the little I know about reporters being sued

Reply to Concerned voter (Reply #5)

Fri Dec 20, 2024, 12:09 PM

Friday

The newspaper and its owners, Gannett, would pay for attorneys. Maybe they even have some kind of insurance for these sorts of things. But since she's not actually a reporter and it's not a libel case, that may not be the case--but why wouldn't it be? She can't possibly be expected to pay this on her own. I did some googling about a legal defense fund for her and I'm seeing nothing. I don't think the case will get very far, in any case.

So ridiculous.

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