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JohnnyRingo

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6. Do I understand this is a private civil suit?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun Feb 1, 2026, 11:48 AM

Feb 1

Not the government suing her, but the Trump "administration".
Isn't there a law that says the president can't go around suing people while in office? There should be, because he shouldn't profit from his actions lest he set people and companies up to offend him.

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