Color me shocked

  • Alaik@lemmy.zip
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    2 days ago

    Not like he had a bunch of unsecured illegal access to almost all of our institutions.

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      2 days ago

      Right? Accessing non-public information related to legal proceedings could very well be breaking the law. This is the sort of thing that could be actionable, in criminal or civil court.

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          And now he’s pissing off someone who has shown full willingness to weaponize the Justice department.

          But I also brought up civil court for a reason. Trump doesn’t really have direct leverage there and the discovery process could be very interesting in a case like that. A victim involved in the Epstein case may very well have standing to bring a civil suit if Musk is making information that’s harmful to them public.