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[–] 61 points 8 hours ago (16 children)

He drops the suit in three, two...

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  • [–] 81 points 8 hours ago (12 children)

    Not sure he can do that without consequence. A quick Googling suggests that once the case has gone to discovery like this one, both sides need to agree to a dismissal and if the BBC thinks they have a strong case (which I think they probably do) they would would demand compensation. They spent a lot of resources fighting this already, after all.

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  • [–] 28 points 7 hours ago (10 children)

    So he'll drop it, BBC will be awarded compensation, and he won't pay it.

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  • [–] 25 points 7 hours ago (9 children)

    And then the BBC sues, wins, and eventually they just start seizing assets.

    Trump has lost court cases and has paid out before.

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  • [–] 9 points 7 hours ago (8 children)

    If anyone knows how to stall the legal process, it's little t. "Eventually" means nothing.

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  • [–] 6 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

    $5.6M. The larger amount is still held up, though it is in escrow. And he's abused his office to grift way more than that, so it's just chump change. Not to mention that it'll be a lot hard for the UK to get him to pay up.

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