Ruth Marcus: Taking Trump to court: The evidence against a nasty man

[babylonsister]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/taking-trump-to-court-the-evidence-against-a-nasty-man/2016/10/21/13b9f0c8-97b3-11e6-bb29-bf2701dbe0a3_story.html?postshare=9381477177508530&tid=ss_fb-bottom&utm_term=.fccbceb15231

Taking Trump to court: The evidence against a nasty man

By Ruth Marcus Columnist October 21



Even as the country recoils, justifiably, from the prospect of Donald Trump threatening not to respect the election results, let us not lose sight of the mounting evidence of Trump’s mistreatment of women — and his offensive debate dismissal of their claims.

At the second debate, Trump claimed that his taped boasting about grabbing women without consent was just that — all talk, no action. In the 10 days before the third debate, nine women came forward to dispute that assertion.

So moderator Chris Wallace posed the key question: “Why would so many different women from so many different circumstances over so many different years . . . all make up these stories?”

Trump’s response was a characteristically repulsive stew of dishonesty, outright lies, conspiracy theorizing and blame-shifting.

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Imagining this evidence assessed in court isn’t just instructive — it’s tempting. Because while the time has long passed for filing charges over the underlying behavior, Trump’s description of Stoynoff as “a liar” and “the dishonest writer from People magazine” opens the door to a defamation suit.

And the prospect of discovery, including Trump being forced to submit to a deposition. Imagine the man who threatens to sue everyone in sight having to answer questions about his conduct toward women, under oath. What a fitting coda for such an ugly campaign, and for such a, pardon the phrase, nasty man.

[Gabi Hayes]

1. this, below, says it all....and now, it's CUBBY time!

Trump’s response was a characteristically repulsive stew of dishonesty, outright lies, conspiracy theorizing and blame-shifting.

[ronlit1]

2. Has been going on for years

Trump makes it sound like the women have only come forward within the past several weeks to ruin the election, but this has been going on for years.
His wife Ivana accused him of rape years ago, so this really is nothing new.

[IllinoisBirdWatcher]

3. Not "a" deposition, but for each of the 13 women (and counting) he wants to sue...

He can be deposed by the other side. 13 depositions. 13 times to keep his story straight. I seriously doubt it.

[GopherGal]

4. And the Apprentice Tapes

would likely become subject to discovery.. Gloria Alred has to be thinking "Go ahead, make my day!"