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PostPosted: Thu Nov 17, 2022 12:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

he just uses peoples property over and over when told not to, and he does it again and another lawsuit to the criminal..

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Donald Trump Is In Hot Water Over The Music Choice At His Campaign Launch


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Another day, another lawsuit against Donald Trump. Billboard reported after the former president announced his third presidential run, Trump is facing legal action for music used during his launch. But this is nothing new for the 45th president. According to Billboard, many artists have "vociferously objected" to Trump using their music at his MAGA rallies over the years, including Bruce Springsteen, The Rolling Stones, Elton John, Panic! at the Disco, Rihanna, and many more. But some of the musical choices stand out. The song Trump played during his final departure had people talking. The 45th president played Frank Sinatra's "My Way" as one of his departure songs, and Sinatra's former wife, Mia Farrow, tweeted: "Frank would have loathed Donald Trump." Sinatra's daughter Nancy replied, "He actually did loathe him."


But the January 6 insurrection took artists' objections to a new level. The manager for singer Laura Branigan was livid after watching a viral video showing the Trump family dancing to "Gloria" before the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Kathy Golik tweeted it was "absolutely appalling" to hear Branigan's hit song played before the tragic events of January 6. Golik tweeted: It's very sad & upsetting to see Laura's beautiful memory & legacy have any association w/ Pres. Trump & such a dark day in U.S. history." After leaving office, some hoped the former president would change some of his ways. But Trump is in hot water for his music choice at his 2024 campaign launch.

Isaac Hayes' Estate Threatens Legal Actions Against Donald Trump For Music Played At 2024 Presidential Launch

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Everything we know about a 2024 Donald Trump campaign shows that he'll probably keep breaking the rules. After Trump's presidential launch, Isaac Hayes' estate threatened legal actions for music played at his 2024 campaign announcement. On November 15, the music legend's estate tweeted: "Once again, The estate and family of Isaac Hayes DID NOT approve the use of 'Hold on I'm Coming' by Sam and Dave by Donald Trump at his 2024 Presidential announcement tonight. We are exploring multiple legal options to stop this unauthorized use." The estate of Hayes continued by tweeting: "Stopping a politician from using your music is not always an easy task, but we are dedicated to making sure that Donald Trump does not continue to use 'Hold on I'm Coming' ... written by Isaac Hayes and David Porter in further rallies and public appearances."


Fans shared their support. One fan tweeted: "Trump has been known for using music that he has not been approved to do because he just does what he wants and doesn't care. I hope you have legal avenues to put a stop to it." Another fan tweeted: "Such a fabulous song -- perfect lyrics. Just not for ... him. Go get him, @isaachayes family!" The R&B music legend had many fans on Twitter, with another fan tweeting: "Go after him!!!!!! Not only is it theft, but it's a slap in the face to a great song."

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PostPosted: Wed Dec 07, 2022 10:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

so close... i believe all sexual assault documents including nda's or criminal activity if you run for any political office should be mandatorily disclosed. and ifyou do not turn one over to the public, any person aware of one can get a reward of 50k each for disclosing it and the person who did not disclose it has to pay that fine.

ya us dems are tough on crime. right wingers will not go for this..


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Biden signs #MeToo law curbing confidentiality agreements


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President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed legislation curbing the use of confidentiality agreements that block victims of sexual harassment from speaking publicly about misconduct in the workplace.

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President Joe Biden speaks after touring the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company facility in Phoenix, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
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White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Biden had acted on the bipartisan Speak Out Act, which bars the use of nondisclosure agreements that employees or contractors are required to sign, often as a condition of employment.

The new law, among the workplace changes pushed in the wake of the #MeToo movement, applies to any nondisclosure agreements, also known as NDAs, signed before a dispute has occurred.

“Instead of protecting trade secrets as it was initially intended, abusive use of NDAs silence employees and covers up serious and systemic misconduct,” said New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, a Democrat who introduced the measure.

The law would make existing nondisclosure agreements unenforceable. It also would apply to any agreements between providers of goods and services and their customers.

Gillibrand cited massage parlors and assisted living facilities as examples of places where mandatory NDAs have been used.

Any agreements signed after a dispute or regarding any other allegations, such as discrimination based on race or religion, would not be affected by the law.

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Employers and consumers sometimes unknowingly sign away their rights with the agreements and that allows harassment to continue by silencing victims and shielding perpetrators, a group of Democratic and Republican lawmakers said in a statement last month after the House passed the measure on a 315-109 vote.

“Today, 1 in 3 workers is subjected to NDAs that hide sexual misconduct in order to protect a business’s reputation,” the lawmakers said. “We’re taking the gag off of survivors and pushing businesses to create safer work environments.”

The Senate approved the measure unanimously.

Former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson, who accused the now-deceased network CEO Roger Ailes of making unwanted advances and harming her career when she rejected him, pushed for the change and has spoken about how the NDA she signed has barred her from telling her story.

The law would not apply to Carlson’s NDA, which was signed as part of a reported $20 million settlement with Fox News.

The law follows another bipartisan change Biden approved in March that gave workplace victims of sexual assault or harassment the right to seek resource in the courts rather than being forced to settle cases through arbitration. The process often benefits employers and keeps allegations from becoming public.

Both measures, coming five years after the #MeToo movement sparked a global reckoning against sexual misconduct, received rare, broad bipartisan support in Congress.

Gillibrand said she is working with South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, who partnered with her on the bills, to pass similar laws related to age discrimination in the workplace.

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PostPosted: Wed Dec 14, 2022 2:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

not sure why this was sealed before the election when Trump was not running for office, should have been disclosed that he and his company were guilty of obstruction. again the penalty is also laughable, Obstruction should be 10 percent of the stockholders claimed wealth per week.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-organization-lost-secret-criminal-contempt-trial/ar-AA15hoZ5?cvid=afa88aef30534c9eaadb3d79452de073&ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover

Trump Organization lost secret criminal contempt trial


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The Trump Organization was held in criminal contempt in a secret trial last fall for failing to comply with several grand jury subpoenas and court orders related to a criminal tax fraud investigation, according to court documents unsealed on Tuesday.

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Former President Trump’s company was ordered to pay a $4,000 fine for “willfully disobeying” four subpoenas and three court orders following the one-day contempt trial in October 2021.

“The record is clear that the company failed to produce responsive documents without explanation,” Judge Juan Merchan said in his December 2021 order, first reported by The New York Times on Tuesday.

“Despite clear warnings, the Company missed deadline after deadline, never moving to quash subpoenas and never seeking Court intervention,” he added. “Some subpoenas went largely ignored and another was ignored entirely.”

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The Trump Organization was found guilty of criminal tax fraud last week for providing company executives with luxury perks in a yearslong scheme to evade taxes. The company could face up to $1.6 million in fines.

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While the former president himself was not on trial, prosecutors from the Manhattan district attorney’s office sought to show Trump’s role in the scheme.

Merchan ruled at the end of the trial to unseal the December 2021 court order, determining it to be “of significant public concern,” according to CNN.

Trump was also held in contempt of court earlier this year for failing to comply with a subpoena in New York Attorney General Letitia James’ civil probe into the Trump Organization. The contempt charge was eventually lifted.

James sued Trump and his three adult children for business fraud in September, accusing the Trump family of manipulating its property values to secure investments and tax and loan benefits.

The Trump Organization did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the newly unsealed court order.

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PostPosted: Thu Dec 15, 2022 8:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

i think trump just sued the pUlizer prize org? and here is a lawsuit filed in 2018...

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-lawyers-bid-to-delay-trial-over-pyramid-scheme-lawsuit-just-backfired-on-his-2024-campaign/ar-AA15kdT1?ocid=winp2fptaskbar&cvid=c3ec2eb65943485ab6dfb691664f4219

Trump lawyers' bid to delay trial over "pyramid scheme" lawsuit just backfired on his 2024 campaign


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Afederal lawsuit accusing former President Donald Trump and his family of promoting a pyramid scheme will finally go to trial on Jan. 29, 2024 – at the start of a presidential election year.

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Trump family members Eric Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump and Donald TrumpPaul Morigi/WireImage/Getty Images
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The lawsuit, which was anonymously filed in Oct. 2018, alleges that the Trump Corporation promoted a multi-level marketing scheme — or a pyramid scheme — through the company ACN Opportunity, LLC, which operates under the name American Communications Network, Law & Crime reports.

The four plaintiffs claim that Trump should be held liable for lending his and his children Donald Trump Jr, Eric Trump and Ivanka Trump's names to a pyramid scheme that broke state and federal laws around "racketeering and conspiracy to racketeer."

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The Trump family falsely endorsed and promoted ACN by insisting that the enterprise "offered a reasonable probability of commercial success" and even embedded advertisements on the show, The Celebrity Apprentice. In exchange, they allegedly received millions of dollars in secret payments.

The former president also personally endorsed the company under the guise of a "renowned entrepreneur and multi-billionaire," the suit alleges.

The lawsuit also says that the Trump family's promotion of ACN encouraged the plaintiffs to invest hundreds of dollars into the company, but they never reaped any benefit from the investment.

The case will finally see a jury roughly six years after its initial filing. It encountered repeated delays after Trump's attempts to dismiss the case and to publicly disclose its plaintiffs.

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"Plaintiffs have no desire to interfere with the upcoming campaign, and are mindful that, should the schedule in this case extend into 2024, Defendants likely will, as they have in the past, use the campaign as a basis to seek further delay," plaintiffs' attorney Roberta Kaplan wrote in a four-page letter soon after Trump declared his candidacy. "Setting a trial date now will provide certainty and avoid any such delay later. In addition, aligning summary judgment briefing with class certification briefing makes sense, given that discovery will be complete and there is no reason to wait."

Kaplan added that "Trump is a lead Defendant and his participation at trial and availability for cross examination are obviously critical."

She estimated that his campaign events would likely begin in January or February 2024 so an October 2023 trial date would avoid undue intrusion and facilitate a resolution of the case.

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But Trump's legal team argued that an October 2023 trial date would interfere with another trial against Trump and his family. The $250 million fraud lawsuit filed by New York Attorney General Letitia James will head to trial in state court that same month.

"Plaintiffs' initial request for an October 2023 trial date is nothing more than an unfortunate attempt to interfere with another case in which my partner and I are counsel for Donald Trump, Jr. and Eric Trump, both of whom are also Defendants in this case," attorney Clifford Robert wrote in a letter.

U.S. District Judge Lorna Schofield warned that there would be no further delay in her Tuesday order.

"The trial date is firm," Schofield wrote, "as the trial is scheduled far advance to accommodate the parties' stated availability in their letters."

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 20, 2023 11:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

here he was filing politically motivated cases that now he is paying for. But only a million vs the feeding his base for political is not enough, should have been 10s of millions not chump change he raises with his lies stop the steal.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/florida-judge-whacks-trump-lawyers-with-nearly-1-million-in-sanctions-for-misuse-of-the-courts/ar-AA16xqTP?ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&cvid=9543fae76ab448019f03e559d5b73a57

Florida judge whacks Trump lawyers with nearly $1 million in sanctions for 'misuse of the courts'


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Federal District Court Judge Donald Middlebrooks on Thursday dropped the hammer on former President Donald Trump's attorneys by hitting them with sanctions totaling nearly $1 million for what he described as "misuse of the courts."

In a court order flagged by Politico's Kyle Cheney, Middlebrooks raked Trump's lawyers over the coals for their failed lawsuit against Hillary Clinton for purportedly defaming him by accusing him of being Russian President Vladimir Putin's puppet during the 2016 campaign.

"This case should never have been brought," Middlebrooks began his order. "Its inadequacy as a legal claim was evident from the start. No reasonable lawyer would have filed it. Intended for a political purpose, none of the counts of the amended complaint stated a cognizable legal claim."

Middlebrooks went on toe detail the damage caused by the Trump legal team's actions.


"Thirty-one individuals and entities were needlessly harmed in order to dishonestly advance a political narrative," he said. "A continuing pattern of misuse of the courts by Mr. Trump and his lawyers undermines the rule of law, portrays judges as partisans, and diverts resources from those who have suffered actual legal harm."

As evidence of the frivolity of the lawsuit, Middlebrooks cited an interview Trump attorney Alina Habba gave to Fox News' Sean Hannity where she revealed even Trump thought the case against Clinton wouldn't work and that she persuaded him to back it anyway.

"The former president looked at me and he told me, you know what Alina. You’re not going to win," Habba told Hannity last September. "You can’t win, just get rid of it, don’t do the case. And I said, no, we have to fight."

In all, Middlebrooks levied sanctions against the Trump lawyers totaling $938,000.



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Trump drops lawsuit against New York AG after judge in same case sanctions him almost $1 million

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 18, 2023 1:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

this was before becoming president, hero to the right...

https://www.rawstory.com/forget-stormy-daniels-and-michael-cohen-its-accountants-who-could-seal-trumps-fate/?cx_testId=6&cx_testVariant=cx_undefined&cx_artPos=3&cx_experienceId=EXC93HV4HK4I#cxrecs_s

Let’s start with a provable notion: The former president has a pattern of not paying his bills. In 2016, USA Today reported that Trump “has been involved in more than 3,500 lawsuits over the past three decades” pertaining to allegations of unpaid bills.


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PostPosted: Mon May 01, 2023 10:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/whistleblower-fired-from-trump-s-truth-social-after-turning-over-docs-now-makes-16-an-hour-at-starbucks/ar-AA1ayY2s?ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&cvid=dd72f4cdf6324b0083d02f61e920f644&ei=12

Whistleblower fired from Trump’s Truth Social after turning over docs now makes $16-an-hour at Starbucks


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Aformer top executive at Donald Trump’s Truth Social media company who was booted for becoming a whistleblower is back to the daily grind — as a $16-an-hour Starbucks barista.

“It’s an honest day’s work,” Will Wilkerson told the Washington Post of his new gig in North Carolina.

Wilkerson, 38, provided 150,000 emails, contracts and other internal documents to the Securities and Exchange Commission and probers in Florida and New York who are examining Trump’s Media and Technology Group.

The federally protected whistleblower last year claimed Trump’s company broke securities laws and said he could not stay silent while some of its honchos misled investors, including small-time shareholders loyal to the former president.

The company fired Wilkerson shortly after, accusing him of “concocted psychodramas” but declined to address his specific claims, according to the report.

Former Republican Congressman Devin Nunes, the Trump firm’s CEO, has since sued Wilkerson for defamation in a Florida circuit court, with Nunes claiming he suffered “anxiety,” “insecurity,” “mental anguish” and “emotional distress” as a result of the ex-worker’s comments.

Wilkerson was the executive vice president of operations for the former president’s media business and a co-founder of Trump’s Truth Social website.

He said Truth Social — launched as a rival to Twitter — suffered from infighting and technical snafus as executives vied for Trump’s favor.

“One day, you know, [Trump] would be in a very, very happy mood,” Wilkerson said. “The next day, he would read something in the paper and just yell, just be livid. That’s who we were dealing with.”

The emails that Wilkerson eventually turned over to investigators included an exchange between the then-top employee and fellow co-founder Andy Litinsky, who was allegedly fired as payback for refusing to hand over some of his shares, worth millions of dollars, to former First Lady Melania Trump, according to the outlet.

Trump acquired 90 percent of the company’s shares in exchange for the use of his name and his involvement.

Wilkerson said that after his firing, he applied for hundreds of jobs.

Starbucks called him back the day after he submitted his resume.

He is now a certified barista trainer at a Starbucks inside a Harris Teeter grocery store in a North Carolina suburb, working 5:30 a.m. shifts in a green apron, the outlet reported.

“I love what I do,” Wilkerson said.

“I made the conscious decision. I knew the risks … especially in regards to retaliation,’’ he said of his whistleblower actions. “But I don’t think I could have sat back and stayed quiet, even if I was compensated handsomely for doing so.

“I’m here, and I’m not going away,’’ he told the Washington Post. “Ultimately, you know, I just want to do what’s right.”

Wilkerson provided 150,000 emails, contracts and other internal documents to the Securities and Exchange Commission and probers in Florida and New York who are examining Trump’s Media and Technology Group.Getty Images
Still, “obviously, I don’t shout from the rooftops here about my past history and my whistleblower status,’’ Wilkerson acknowledged.

If the SEC punishes Trump’s company, Wilkerson could make millions of dollars through the agency’s whistleblower reward program.

Trump Media spokeswoman Shannon Devine, asked about the Washington Post’s piece, said, “This report lazily regurgitates already discredited hit pieces, defamatory allegations, and false statistics about Truth Social’s record levels of traffic.”

Wilkerson’s whistleblowing case is just another in a list of Trump’s legal woes as the GOP ex-commander in chief makes another bid for the White House.

Trump was recently indicted by a Manhattan grand jury over hush-money payments made to porn star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 elections.

He also faces probes over taking classified documents when leaving office and his role in the Jan.6, 2021 riots at the US Capitol.

In addition, Trump is currently facing a civil trial from Jean Carroll, who accused him of raping her in the spring of 1996.

Trump has denied wrong-doing in each case.

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PostPosted: Wed May 03, 2023 9:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

similar he is not defendant, but suer and loser..

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/ny-times-beats-trump-suit-over-pulitzer-report-on-his-taxes/ar-AA1aIa4a?cvid=9df49bdf5ad14d858dec0b507162ab49&ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&ei=7

NY Times Beats Trump Suit Over Pulitzer Report on His Taxes


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Bloomberg) -- A judge dismissed Donald Trump’s $100 million lawsuit against the New York Times and its reporters over an award-winning 2018 expose on his taxes.

New York State Supreme Court Justice Robert Reed threw out the case in a ruling Wednesday that also ordered the former president to pay the news outlet’s attorneys fees and costs.

“Courts have long recognized that reporters are entitled to engage in legal and ordinary newsgathering activities without fear of tort liability — as these actions are at the very corner of protected First Amendment activity,” Reed said in his ruling.

The 2018 Times report, which won a Pulitzer Prize, detailed how Trump’s real estate business claimed suspiciously low valuations on properties to minimize tax liability and also revealed that his inheritance from his father was worth more than $400 million, contrary to his frequent assertion that he only received a small loan of around $1 million.

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PostPosted: Fri May 05, 2023 3:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

i like what the judge referred to him as... In his ruling, Justice Robert R. Reed called Trump the "twice-impeached former president," that is what the media should refer to him as....


https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/donald-trump-suffers-massive-blow-in-bitter-war-with-niece-judge-orders-ex-president-to-pay-legal-fees/ar-AA1aKD20?cvid=62568bd6f9064c8a85b05a3af5a9faaf&ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&ei=7

Donald Trump Suffers Massive Blow in Bitter War with Niece: Judge Orders Ex-President to Pay Legal Fees


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Another low blow for Donald Trump: on Wednesday, May 3, a New York Supreme Court judge dismissed a $100 million lawsuit brought by the former president, 76, against The New York Times, as the outlet previously reported on his taxes in 2018.

In 2021, Trump filed the lawsuit against the newspaper, in addition to his estranged niece Mary Trump,and accused them of "tortiously breaching and/or interfering with his contractual rights and otherwise maliciously conspiring against him" when researching his tax information.

In his ruling, Justice Robert R. Reed called Trump the "twice-impeached former president," and said his claims against The Times "fail as a matter of constitutional law."


He said the reporting theTimes did "protect First Amendment activity."

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PostPosted: Sun May 07, 2023 12:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/we-tried-to-figure-out-if-anyone-has-ever-been-sued-more-than-donald-trump/ar-AA1aQnfX?ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&cvid=04027cfc08e0431dd1917cfb9a93cee3&ei=21

We Tried to Figure Out if Anyone Has Ever Been Sued More Than Donald Trump


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Donald Trump has faced an incredible number of lawsuits in his life. In 2016 USA Today found that Trump and his businesses were involved in at least 3,500 legal actions in federal and state courts over the three decades before that.

Some of those legal troubles are, notably, going on as we speak, while he’s running for president. Trump was recently indicted by the Manhattan district attorney’s office, he’s currently under trial for rape, and he’s facing two more federal investigations that could very well announce an indictment any day now. All in all, Forbes found that there are at least 40 active legal challenges facing the former president and his businesses.

That got us wondering: Has anyone been sued more times than Trump? What’s the most someone has ever been sued in the U.S., anyway?

Googling the question doesn’t get you very far. The results are mostly stories about the world’s most litigious man (allegedly! Please don’t sue us): Jonathan Lee Riches, who has filed over 4,000 lawsuits, according to ABC News. When the Guinness Book of World Records awarded him the world record for most lawsuits filed, he—guess what?—sued them.

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So I reached out to a few law professors who specialize in complex litigation, and they couldn’t think of anyone who has been entangled in as many lawsuits, as both a plaintiff and a defendant, as Trump. It’s “definitely unprecedented” for a former president, said Jed Shugerman, a law professor at Fordham University School of Law.

Trump has built up a massive public profile as a businessman and now a former president, and some experts think that it’s emboldened him to sue, even threatening people that cross him. “One thing that makes Donald Trump unique is that he doesn’t shy away from litigation. He relishes it. For him, it’s what I’ve always thought of as an overall strategy to elevate his public profile,” explained Adam Zimmerman, a law professor at Loyola Law School. If a lawsuit Trump has initiated turns sour, he usually turns it around and blames the court system—the same argument he uses when someone else sues him.

Trump’s large number of legal entanglements is particularly impressive because it’s not exactly easy to bring a lawsuit in the U.S. The legal system is expensive, with a huge assortment of court fees, plus the cost of hiring a lawyer. It also moves pretty slowly. But, somehow, none of that has deterred Trump. “I find it really surprising that Trump is able to pay for this much litigation and that people continue to take the risk of representing him,” said Alexandra Lahav, a law professor at Cornell Law School.

It’s surprising, in part, because Trump has a reputation for not paying his legal bills. One of Trump’s lead lawyers for his second impeachment trial quit just days before it was set to start over a compensation dispute, according to Axios. Trump and his businesses have faced at least 60 lawsuits over unpaid wages, including 24 violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act. He’s earned a reputation of stinginess, and his recent federal election filings indicate he’s turning to his presidential campaign for help, spending about $10 million from his Save America PAC to pay for personal legal fees.

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On top of all that, Trump doesn’t have the greatest success rate in court. An analysis by the Associated Press found that over 30 of the lawsuits brought by Trump’s campaign and allies were rejected or dropped out of the roughly 50 filed in the wake of the 2020 presidential election.

Trump’s use of the country’s legal system is aggressive, and he’s been called out for it. Last year, when U.S. District Judge Donald Middlebrooks dismissed a lawsuit Trump filed against his former rival Hillary Clinton, he sanctioned members of Trump’s legal team over intentional abuse of the legal system and said Trump’s allegations were “political grievances masquerading as legal claims.”

Zimmerman agreed that Trump’s legal strategy is one of a kind. “He’s unique because he’s a business figure and a political figure and he’s used the court system to further both of those aims at the same time. I can’t think of a lot of people who are quite like that.”

But there are, of course, others who have racked up a high volume of lawsuits.

Harvey Weinstein, Jeffrey Epstein, and Bernie Madoff were all accused of misdeeds that affected dozens (or, in Madoff’s case, thousands) of people and resulted in large lawsuits. Weinstein had more than 30 women join a civil lawsuit over sexual misconduct, while Epstein also faced a lawsuit representing 23 victims of sexual abuse. Madoff was convicted of defrauding as many as 37,000 people in 136 countries over four decades.

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice—who recently announced he’s running for U.S. Senate—also has a history of being sued. A ProPublica investigation found that over the past three decades, Justice and his network of coal mining companies received more than 600 lawsuits over unpaid bills.

Zimmerman explained that it’s generally rare to find individuals who are sued as much as Trump, because a singular person’s actions don’t typically affect large swaths of people in a way that could invite so many lawsuits. But Trump has recently managed to do just that, Shugerman said. Consider Trump’s actions after the 2020 election—including the infamous phone call in which he pressured the Georgia secretary of state to “find 11,780 votes.” “It’s going to have a mix of federal jurisdiction and state jurisdiction, with lots of different crimes to investigate,” said Shugerman. That leads to even more litigation. Trump is under investigation not only by Georgia’s Fulton County district attorneys over alleged election law violations, but also by the Department of Justice on suspicion of unlawful interference in the transfer of power following the 2020 presidential election.

It’s usually large entities—for example, corporations—that see this many lawsuits, because they have a much larger reach if they engage in misconduct. For example, child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church resulted in thousands of lawsuits—in California alone, nearly 700 lawsuits have been filed against the institution over the past three years. There’s also oil giant BP, which was responsible for the enormous 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico that resulted in over 4,000 lawsuits from 2018 to 2021.

These are lawsuits brought over allegations of serious, documented harm, and they’re what our legal system is intended for. However, there have been plenty of less serious suits. In 2006 Allen Heckard tried to sue basketball legend Michael Jordan and Nike for $832 million because he allegedly felt he was a Jordan look-alike and was sick of people mistaking him for the athlete. There’s also the infamous McDonald’s “hot coffee” lawsuit, which resulted in $2.7 million in punitive damages.

These cases may make it seem as if the U.S. is becoming a more litigious place, but that’s not actually true. Lahav told me that the number of lawsuits filed in federal courts has decreased over the past 20 years, as have filings in state courts. “There have been a lot of tort reforms, legislation that has passed that makes it very hard for people, even people who are severely injured, to sue,” said Lahav. “We have a lot of problems in the U.S., but too many people suing is not our problem.”

So far, the Trump team has managed to spin the former president’s legal woes into campaign-strategy gold. Over a two-week period, after news of a looming indictment by the Manhattan district attorney was made public, Trump’s campaign raked in $15.4 million. Then, mere hours after Trump was indicted last month and charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree by the state of New York, he gave a speech from Mar-a-Lago, where he painted himself as the victim. His campaign also began selling indictment merch, including a T-shirt with a fake mug shot, free with a $47 campaign contribution.

“The only crime I have committed is to fearlessly defend our nation from those who seek to destroy it,” said Trump to his supporters at Mar-a-Lago. “This is a persecution, not a prosecution.”

The courts will decide whether or not that’s true.

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