▲ 435 ▼ Musk says Trump is named in Epstein files (thehill.com) submitted 1 year ago by andrewta@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 90 comments fedilink hide all child comments Color me shocked
[–] Alaik@lemmy.zip 45 points 1 year ago (1 child) Not like he had a bunch of unsecured illegal access to almost all of our institutions. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CidVicious@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 year ago* (3 children) Right? Accessing non-public information related to legal proceedings could very well be breaking the law. This is the sort of thing that could be actionable, in criminal or civil court. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (2 children) You're joking right? Yes he's been blatantly breaking numerous laws since day 1 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] CidVicious@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago And now he's pissing off someone who has shown full willingness to weaponize the Justice department. But I also brought up civil court for a reason. Trump doesn't really have direct leverage there and the discovery process could be very interesting in a case like that. A victim involved in the Epstein case may very well have standing to bring a civil suit if Musk is making information that's harmful to them public. permalink fedilink source parent [–] protist@mander.xyz 2 points 1 year ago He was on Trump's good side then... permalink fedilink source parent [–] MelodiousFunk@startrek.website 9 points 1 year ago This is the sort of thing that could be actionable, in criminal or civil court. The rich: permalink fedilink source parent [–] floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 year ago Ha! Courts! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CidVicious@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 year ago* (3 children) Right? Accessing non-public information related to legal proceedings could very well be breaking the law. This is the sort of thing that could be actionable, in criminal or civil court. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (2 children) You're joking right? Yes he's been blatantly breaking numerous laws since day 1 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] CidVicious@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago And now he's pissing off someone who has shown full willingness to weaponize the Justice department. But I also brought up civil court for a reason. Trump doesn't really have direct leverage there and the discovery process could be very interesting in a case like that. A victim involved in the Epstein case may very well have standing to bring a civil suit if Musk is making information that's harmful to them public. permalink fedilink source parent [–] protist@mander.xyz 2 points 1 year ago He was on Trump's good side then... permalink fedilink source parent [–] MelodiousFunk@startrek.website 9 points 1 year ago This is the sort of thing that could be actionable, in criminal or civil court. The rich: permalink fedilink source parent [–] floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 year ago Ha! Courts! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (2 children) You're joking right? Yes he's been blatantly breaking numerous laws since day 1 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] CidVicious@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago And now he's pissing off someone who has shown full willingness to weaponize the Justice department. But I also brought up civil court for a reason. Trump doesn't really have direct leverage there and the discovery process could be very interesting in a case like that. A victim involved in the Epstein case may very well have standing to bring a civil suit if Musk is making information that's harmful to them public. permalink fedilink source parent [–] protist@mander.xyz 2 points 1 year ago He was on Trump's good side then... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CidVicious@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago And now he's pissing off someone who has shown full willingness to weaponize the Justice department. But I also brought up civil court for a reason. Trump doesn't really have direct leverage there and the discovery process could be very interesting in a case like that. A victim involved in the Epstein case may very well have standing to bring a civil suit if Musk is making information that's harmful to them public. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] protist@mander.xyz 2 points 1 year ago He was on Trump's good side then... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MelodiousFunk@startrek.website 9 points 1 year ago This is the sort of thing that could be actionable, in criminal or civil court. The rich: permalink fedilink source parent