12-12-2017, 09:35 PM
I agree that Trump probably felt entitled to assault/harass women. But, I don't think we see the #MeToo movement the same way Cannongal. Anyway, maybe one or more of Trump's accusers will get a payout. We'll see.
A payout for sexual harassment is usually offered to keep something out of the public arena, to avoid/minimize a scandal, and/or to stave off criminal charges.
If any of Trump's accusers asks for or gets offered a payout, it will probably be the one suing him for defamation if the civil court accepts her case while he's in office. Defamation is often hard to prove. Sicko Cosby called all his accusers 'liars' publicly too; the ones who filed a joint defamation suit lost.
But, Trump's attorneys know that the Lewinsky scandal took off because President Clinton had to go through an investigation/deposition for Paula Jones' criminal sexual harassment case against him. Her case was ultimately dismissed due to lack of legal merit, but spurred the perjury impeachment charges against President Clinton because he lied under oath about Lewinsky in the Jones deposition. Jones appealed the decision, which would have left Clinton open to being questioned under oath again while still in office. He chose to settle with her for $850,000 instead.
So, maybe Summer Zervos and Gloria Allred will get some money out of it if a whole lotta factors go their way and that's what they're looking for.
A payout for sexual harassment is usually offered to keep something out of the public arena, to avoid/minimize a scandal, and/or to stave off criminal charges.
If any of Trump's accusers asks for or gets offered a payout, it will probably be the one suing him for defamation if the civil court accepts her case while he's in office. Defamation is often hard to prove. Sicko Cosby called all his accusers 'liars' publicly too; the ones who filed a joint defamation suit lost.
But, Trump's attorneys know that the Lewinsky scandal took off because President Clinton had to go through an investigation/deposition for Paula Jones' criminal sexual harassment case against him. Her case was ultimately dismissed due to lack of legal merit, but spurred the perjury impeachment charges against President Clinton because he lied under oath about Lewinsky in the Jones deposition. Jones appealed the decision, which would have left Clinton open to being questioned under oath again while still in office. He chose to settle with her for $850,000 instead.
So, maybe Summer Zervos and Gloria Allred will get some money out of it if a whole lotta factors go their way and that's what they're looking for.