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Wielding lawyers and threats of lawsuits as a cudgel against the press and criticism has no place in a democracy, and there should be substantial costs and ridicule for any who employs these barbaric tactics! Repost the hell out of this story!!!

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Melania $1 Billion Lawsuit Threats Silence Critics — But Amplifies Epstein News - Melania $1 Billion Lawsuit Threats Silence Critics — But Amplifies Epstein News

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Melania $1 Billion Lawsuit Threats Silence Critics — But Amplifies Epstein News

Melania Trump’s $1B defamation threats aim to silence critics linking her to Epstein — but they’re drawing more attention to the story instead.

August 14, 2025 at 8:46:09 PM

This is SUCH textbook Streisand Effect fodder I almost give 50/50 odds that clueless Donny put her up to it vs. she hates her husband and this lets her spike his blood pressure under cover of a performance of "loyalty."

@cwicseolfor @notwhatwethink

Honestly? I'm starting to think she's not just another pretty face. She totally knew this would Streisand Effect the Epstein Files, same as Vance making that statement a couple days ago.

See, trumpie? Shit on every one around you and they'll never pass up a chance to stick the knife in and give it a twist.

@Uair @notwhatwethink Vance is sharp, if evil, he’s a career grifter. I don’t know how bright she actually is, the impression I got from her range of weird visibility tactics during the first term is somewhere in the middle of the bell curve, but it doesn’t take much to know that talking about the thing Donny doesn’t want addressed is likely to backfire even if you’re only talking about it to order someone to stop talking. A five-year old can figure that out (…though Donny can’t.)

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