U.S. judge dismisses Trump's lawsuit challenging his Twitter ban

[LetMyPeopleVote]

Source: MSN

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Friday dismissed former President Donald Trump's lawsuit against Twitter Inc that challenged his suspension from the platform.

In a written ruling, U.S. District Judge James Donato in San Francisco rejected Trump's argument that Twitter violated his right to freedom of speech guaranteed by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

Twitter and other social media platforms banned Trump from their services after a mob of his supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol in a deadly riot on Jan. 6, 2021.

That assault followed a speech by Trump in which he reiterated false claims that his election loss in November was because of widespread fraud, an assertion rejected by multiple courts and state election officials.

Trump's lawyers alleged in a court filing last year that Twitter "exercises a degree of power and control over political discourse in this country that is immeasurable, historically unprecedented, and profoundly dangerous to open democratic debate."

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[Initech]

1. There are literally zero forums out there that would let you back on if you threaten to kill people.

Nice try, Trump.

[ShazzieB]

11. Yeah, that's a good way to get permanently banned almost anywhere.

[Initech]

14. I'm pretty sure even Truth Social has that rule!

[Botany]

2. But i thought his Devin Nunes run platform Truth Social was going to take the place of twitter?

[groundloop]

3. Obviously 45* slept through his junior high civics class.

[Raven]

4. His lawyers did too.

[Justice matters.]

9. They either are as stupid and ignorant as he is... or...

Or they hope he will pay them??

Oh... that's the definition of being stupid too...

[YoshidaYui]

5. i HOPE he loses all his money

every penny taken.

[riversedge]

6. Suck on it Trumpy.

[PSPS]

7. It's like the judge has to explain to first-graders what the first amendment means. Geesh.

[FakeNoose]

8. Judge Donato to Chump ...

Thank you Judge!

[niyad]

10. wow. . .he finally got it into the correct court. but still a fascist thug, and

constitutionally illiterate.

[OldBaldy1701E]

12. Umm...

Trump's lawyers alleged in a court filing last year that Twitter "exercises a degree of power and control over political discourse in this country that is immeasurable, historically unprecedented, and profoundly dangerous to open democratic debate."

Which is precisely why that orange gibbon should not be allowed within one IP of any social media platform.

"WAAHHHH! I can't be a pompous ass on the big private media platform so I am going to spend enough money to feed the starving population of Florida to try and make them let me be a big baby on their private media platform! Please make them let me back on! I deserve to be adored by millions! I deserve to be able to overload others accounts with even bigger loads of bullshit than I did before Jan. 8th! I WANT MY AUDIENCE NOW!"

Excuse me, but didn't you start more than one 'answer' to Twitter? Where are they?

"THEY DON'T HAVE THE NUMBERS THAT TWITTER HAS! I AM TIRED OF JUST MESSAGING MY SYCOPHANTS, THEY DON'T ARGUE WITH ME SO I CAN INSULT THEM AND THEN CLAIM I WON THE ARGUMENT!"

(That guy is so pathetic.)

[yaesu]

13. From what i understand is because he is tied to the anon messaging launch where investors have

stakes the deal was he would only post there and if he posted on twitter he would be sued for a lot of money, even for him.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

15. California Judge THROWS OUT Trump's lawsuit against Twitter

Link to tweet

[KentuckyWoman]

16. What do any of them even need Twitter for? Truth Social is the biggliest.

Didn't they say Truth Social will drain all the users from Twitter and be the biggliest bestest most miraculous platform that ever was or ever will be?

The entire world is desperate for Truth Social. I swear.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

17. Judge rejects Trump lawsuit challenging ban from Twitter

This was a very dumb lawsuit

Link to tweet

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/nation/2022/05/07/judge-rejects-trump-lawsuit-challenging-ban-twitter/9695521002/

San Francisco judge tossed out former President Donald Trump’s lawsuit challenging his permanent ban from Twitter.

U.S. District Judge James Donato said Friday that Trump failed to show Twitter violated his First Amendment right to free speech. Free speech rights don’t apply to private companies and Trump failed to show Twitter was working as a state actor on behalf of Democrats, the judge wrote.

In this Thursday, June 18, 2020 file photo, President Donald Trump looks at his phone during a roundtable with governors on the reopening of America's small businesses.
“The amended complaint merely offers a grab-bag of allegations to the effect that some Democratic members of Congress wanted Mr. Trump, and ‘the views he espoused,’ to be banned from Twitter because such ‘content and views’ were ‘contrary to those legislators’ preferred points of view,’” Donato wrote. “But the comments of a handful of elected officials are a far cry from a ‘rule of decision for which the State is responsible.’ Legislators are perfectly free to express opinions without being deemed the official voice of ‘the State.’”

[inthewind21]

18. Wait....what

What happened to "business can have their own rules" like, I can refuse service because you are gay. I can refuse service because you are barefoot. I can refuse to fill your prescription because it's against my religion. and on and on and on. Awwwww, don't much like it when your own rules bite you in the ass.

[Novara]

19. You don't even have to be a law school student to understand that ...

... this would fail. You just have to read the Constitution.

Oh wait.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

20. This makes me smile

Link to tweet