Welcome Guest
Sign In | Register

Unlike many of Trump’s legal actions against the press,

Posted on: December 17, 2024 at 12:30:09 CT
JeffB MU
Posts:
72858
Member For:
21.61 yrs
Level:
User
M.O.B. Votes:
0
which often allege defamation, this case alleges violations of the Iowa Consumer Fraud Act, which prohibits deception when advertising or selling merchandise.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/17/media/trump-lawsuit-des-moines-register-ann-selzer-poll/index.html

Were they intentionally trying to deceive?

If they were, could Trump's team prove it?

Or could discovery embarrass them by exposing circumstantial evidence showing that they were trying to deceive and alter election results, or that at a minimum their reporting standards were very poor.
Report Message

Please explain why this message is being reported.

REPLY

Handle:
Password:
Subject:

MESSAGE THREAD

altho trump had a case against abc, this one is a loser ... - tmcats KSU - 12/17 11:39:53
     thanks for your legal advice - FootballRefugee MU - 12/17 12:57:43
          and that will leave a mark as did the ABC $15M for his - tigertix MU - 12/17 13:56:54
               nonsense, there's a difference between a poll and rape(nm) - tmcats KSU - 12/17 14:06:29
                    you seem really bent out of shape - FootballRefugee MU - 12/17 14:16:46
                         i thought his abc case was strong ... - tmcats KSU - 12/17 14:19:26
                              you're a weak, lazy, partisan (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 12/17 16:01:10
                              You have no principles (nm) - pickle MU - 12/17 14:26:09
                                   Purple Rask(nm) - Wildcat KSU - 12/17 18:05:54
                    maybe we should take a poll on if rape happened(nm) - tman MU - 12/17 14:14:32
                         rape was alleged by abc, thus the judgement* - tmcats KSU - 12/17 14:20:18
                              really? (nm) - tman MU - 12/17 15:08:18
     Unlike many of Trump’s legal actions against the press, - JeffB MU - 12/17 12:30:09
          There is a price to pay for corruption, even if as you - hokie VT - 12/17 12:41:18
               There should be consequences for what they were doing - JeffB MU - 12/17 12:52:59
     'compelling them to disclose information they relied upon' - JeffB MU - 12/17 12:09:29
          he's like trying to bankrupt both in legal debt(nm) - tmcats KSU - 12/17 12:10:53
               Payback is a b🧙‍♀️ ...nm - bcoop199 KC - 12/17 16:26:50
               gosh, you now have a problem with that? you are - 90Tiger STL - 12/17 16:02:09
               RE: bankrupt in legal debt: Wonder where he got that idea, - BH O'bonga MU - 12/17 13:42:19
               For 'unspecified damages'? (nm) - JeffB MU - 12/17 12:12:02
     It was a made up poll released as real with the intent to - ZouMiz STL - 12/17 12:03:58
     Likely because it was a clear outlier poll - AWOLTiger KC - 12/17 12:03:49
          there were all sorts of media calling it an outlier(nm) - tmcats KSU - 12/17 12:08:00
               Not from her or the paper itself, though - AWOLTiger KC - 12/17 12:21:05
     he doesn’t have a case for either - pickle MU - 12/17 11:52:52
     To be fair, he is very stupid and a baby(nm) - FIJItiger MU - 12/17 11:49:06
          Sounds like - Panthera MU - 12/17 12:19:06
          petulant perhaps, stupid not(nm) - tmcats KSU - 12/17 11:51:03
               I mean relative to adults of normal intelligence - FIJItiger MU - 12/17 11:51:59
                    I doubt you are ever around people with normal intelligence - RHAYWORTH MU - 12/17 13:00:48
     The "poll" was a lie that intended to damage the Trump - Spanky KU - 12/17 11:47:26
          an outlier poll is not reason for retribution(nm) - tmcats KSU - 12/17 11:50:29
               releasing a knowingly bad poll and not identifying it as - Spanky KU - 12/17 12:33:17
                    what the left leaning nytimes said at the time ... - tmcats KSU - 12/17 14:23:59
                         'left leaning' is a bit of an understatement, no? (nm) - JeffB MU - 12/17 14:58:03
                              should have said "Intelligence Community propaganda" (nm) - Seagull MU - 12/17 15:13:51
               If they knew full well it was an outlier, as I knew and - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 12/17 11:54:05
                    People did not realize it was an outlier - meatiger MU - 12/17 12:05:29
                         lmfao, which people are those? (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 12/17 19:38:56
                         EVERYONE knew it was an outlier. - Spanky KU - 12/17 12:34:19
                              Exactly (nm) - meatiger MU - 12/17 12:46:15
                                   if everyone knew, then trump has no damages case* - tmcats KSU - 12/17 14:44:03
                                        It is still 'consumer fraud' and goes to intent, counselor - Spanky KU - 12/17 15:26:24
                                             then it's a criminal not civil case(nm) - tmcats KSU - 12/17 16:04:40
                                                  Learn law? - Spanky KU - 12/17 21:46:58
                    harry truman ... - tmcats KSU - 12/17 11:58:31
                         Being wrong is different han being knowingly and wilfully - Spanky KU - 12/17 12:36:40
                              a distinction without a difference(nm) - tmcats KSU - 12/17 14:39:49
                         That paper was indeed wrong - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 12/17 12:01:11
                              and it had no ability to influence the election as - Spanky KU - 12/17 12:37:23
                              well, it would have had to be intentional fraud ... - tmcats KSU - 12/17 12:04:25
                                   Des Moines Register had intentional fraud ... - Spanky KU - 12/17 12:39:38
                                        And why were the results released early to key dem - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 12/17 12:47:53




©2025 Fanboards L.L.C. — Our Privacy Policy   About Tigerboard