The Orange Moron's lawsuits against big tech are just another fundraising tool

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Legal experts say these are frivolous cases likely to be thrown out of court, but Trump is already using them as a way to fundraise from supporters. The suits are also a convenient distraction from the ongoing New York state investigation into his company’s alleged tax fraud, which has been the main story about Trump in the news lately.

It’s not the first time Trump has used this tactic. During his presidency, Trump repeatedly attacked tech companies — despite the fact that he benefited enormously from his reach on social media platforms like Twitter — by making unfounded claims that these firms have anti-conservative biases. And though his attempts to penalize the tech industry with unenforceable executive orders, bogus “tech summits,” and vague threats have never seriously interfered with Facebook’s, Google’s, or Twitter’s ability to run their businesses, these efforts have served Trump well politically. He’s garnered support among his followers, collected money, and dominated headlines as a crusader against a liberal Silicon Valley. These new lawsuits seem to be no different.

https://www.vox.com/recode/22567173/trump-censorship-tech-lawsuits-distraction-fundraising-facebook-google-twitter

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1. It's a marketing campaign.

To promote his upcoming social media channel to confrontation-hungry magats. At the expense of the courts. Some judge needs to smack this down, hard.

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2. Grifters got to grift

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3. Gee, ya think?

No way he takes it to where they start doing discovery and depositions.

I think he should be careful what he's asking for. He's up against some folks who really are multi-billionaires. They'll eat him alive if it ever really gets to litigation.