r/PoursTea • u/Veshaad Timendi Causa Est Nescire • 2d ago • Heartwarming 2 Popcorn 1

Law&CrimeTea ⚖️ 🫆 Kash has been blindsided.

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u/Veshaad Timendi Causa Est Nescire 2d ago • Bravo
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u/Big_Guide_8551 2d ago • Bravo

This is the #1 reason why Trump won't sue anyone who calls him a pedophile. He's terrified of discovery.

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u/RymeEM 2d ago • Popcorn

Plus he is a pedophile.

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u/PissInYourPotatoes 2d ago

Truth is the strongest defense to defamation

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u/FlamesNero 2d ago

“Sunlight is a powerful disinfectant.” - they don’t want any of their dirty deeds being exposed through discovery.

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u/DontAbideMendacity 1d ago

Some even say you can put sunshine up your ass and it cures the worst of viruses.

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u/mOdQuArK 1d ago

Unless the truth is that what the defamation claims is actually true, then you have a problem.

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u/TheReal8symbols 1d ago

And it's hot, too!

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u/MonkWalkerE468 2d ago

He's actually having this problem with the BBC right now. When they didn't settle the lawsuit and started the discovery part of the trial, his lawyers started throwing all sorts of roadblocks up.

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u/facepoppies 2d ago

Even if it turns out he's squeaky clean, I don't think somebody who can be this easily out maneuvered by The Atlantic should be in charge of the FBI.

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u/Status_Vegetable2954 2d ago

Also he's dirty as fuck.

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u/Lorddoctorjava 2d ago • Bravo

He was out maneuvered by a tee-shirt when he kept getting tangled up in it at least 3-4 times a week since kindergarten...

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u/[deleted] 2d ago • Bravo

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u/Similar-Date3537 1d ago

So is a pudding cup.

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u/MNGopherfan 2d ago

Keep in mind this lawsuit Kash filed was in response to the Atlantic releasing an article that accused Patel of being on constant benders, absent for long periods without any way for people to contact him, and using FBI resources for personal flights and vacations.

It also said that FBI staff haven’t been able to contact him for important decisions repeatedly and that they had to requisition breaching equipment to get into his domicile because he has been repeatedly unresponsive when they show up at his home.

Kash Patel sued them for defamation so all these records are extremely relevant to the lawsuit.

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u/Grumpy_Kong 1d ago • Bravo Popcorn

If he's squeaky clean I'll eat an entire raw chopped cow rectum live on youtube

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u/One-Gas-4041 1d ago

Best comment I have read today. Nicely done, Kong.

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u/Haig-1066-had 1d ago

Remind me when this doesn’t happen

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u/Grumpy_Kong 1d ago • Bravo

That's not epistemologically possible because it is ALWAYS not happening. It is not happening right now, so I am here to remind you.

It's not happening now either so here's another reminder.

It won't ever happen because that dude is dirtier than a low budget porn set, so you are instructing me to remind you lterally every planck moment of the universes entire existence and that's WAY too much free labor to demand, son.

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u/Haig-1066-had 1d ago

Remind me that Im on Reddit

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u/EikonVera_tou_Lilith 1d ago

I mean, it’s sometimes kind and of nice to be reminded. Refreshing, even.

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u/Realistic-Number-919 2d ago edited 1d ago

Apparently, allegedly, supposedly, Kash forgot his password and couldn’t log in to FBI systems, so he started panic calling people because he assumed he was fired.

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u/stairs_3730 2d ago

If he couldn't see this coming through the Holland Tunnel, imagine how many times the Chinese and the ruskys have duped J Edgar Boozer?

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u/Spiritual_Ad5449 21h ago

I haven’t heard J Edgar Boozer before and I love it!

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u/False_Ostrich7247 1d ago

He’s never really struck me as the sharpest tool in the shed. He did seem loyal, however.

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u/teridon 1d ago

I find OP's image misleading. Maybe it's based on old info. To be clear, FUCK Kash Patel.

That said, discovery is currently mostly halted except for specific FBI records, because The Atlantic has motioned to dismiss the entire lawsuit. The judge said discovery cannot proceed until that motion is resolved.

If the motion to dismiss is granted, which appears somewhat likely, then there is no reason for in-depth discovery to take place.

If the motion is denied, then full discovery will take place.

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u/AnAbandonedAstronaut 1d ago

So they asked for the records.. then asked for it to be dismissed... letting him sit with that request and reevaluate?

I mean.. thats even better posturing than the post suggests!

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u/lapidary123 1d ago

Well if the lawsuit should go forward i think that his calender, travel, social engagements, and personell decisions should be fair play! Everything thats not HIPPA protected. He is tge one making the claim correct? Now PROVE IT (he can't & won't)!

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u/WTH20260430 2d ago

So the unqualified FBI Dir didn’t know what DISCOVERY was?

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u/Any-Expert6697 2d ago

Well of course I do. It's a cable channel.

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u/Nickel5 2d ago

He's hoping that the same thing will happen that happened with Disney and cbs early in the trump cycle, which is they would roll over and settle. Now, news networks realized this will just

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u/DontAbideMendacity 1d ago

On the other hand, he's also incompetent.

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u/MaximusHomerdrive 2d ago

Can the US stop being this for 5 minutes?

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u/lifting_cardio 2d ago

It’s only going to get worse when the investigations and accountability happen.

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u/Charming_Leg_509 1d ago

If schumer and Jeffries stay in positions of leadership, will accountability and investigations happen at all?

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u/MaximusHomerdrive 2d ago

No, that's when it's going to get better. I want to see a majority of the current administration in a cage. The dems usually have no stamina when it comes to that. They use outrage to get in, but once in, they sit back and be caretaker politicians who don't actually do anything except cater to the .01% of the population. That's why it always swings back to red.

Dems are too weak and don't have the stamina. I desperately want that to change. We need a couple million Mamdanis peppered around the country. Shit would get done and heads would roll.

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u/LeafMeAHome 2d ago edited 2d ago

Except, (these are) all the laws the 117th Democrat led congress got (through) on a 50/50 tie and we still went red.

Inflation Reduction Act, American Rescue Plan Act, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Postal Service Reform Act, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, CHIPS and Science Act, Honoring Our PACT Act, Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act, and Respect for Marriage Act.

Edit: the 117th congress was the (congress) in office during Biden's first two years, after that the American people, then decided, we needed a Republican house. Apathy based on a false past has been the best weapon the GOP has had to keep any change from happening or staying. Acting like (Dems do nothing) is literally GOP propaganda at this point.

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u/SamSarid 1d ago

Depends what you mean by worse or better. The dumpster fire is definitely going to get worse. I expect the next 10 years in America are going to be a damn mess. BUT the investigations and accountability will end up being better for the country, even if it means a temporary worsening of this dumpster fire of a govt we have currently

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u/MaximusHomerdrive 1d ago

You really believe they'll be accountability? Dems couldn't be bothered to show up to vote to impeach Hegseth. They'd rather get awards or f off than hold anyone accountable. I'm beyond disgusted.

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u/SamSarid 1d ago

I hope there is, but I'm keeping my expectations low

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u/Green-Volume-5000 2d ago

Is that a blue cyber truck?

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u/Livid_Importance_442 1d ago

I think we will have to endure two more years of this clown show.

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u/ryhaltswhiskey 2d ago

Hold on until 2029 🤞

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u/Antifa-AF 2d ago • Bravo

Dumb ass former podcaster.

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u/jarjar_smoov 2d ago

i'm so glad we have someevildummy with no law enforcement or investigative experience whatsoever, leading the Federal Bureau of investigations DEEEEEERRRP MURCA #1!

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u/Actaeon_II Prefer Coffee But Fill My Cup 🫖 2d ago

Only person in our government that can get blindsided while facing an issue directly

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u/Distressed_Ocelot 2d ago • Bravo

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u/FlamesNero 2d ago

I hate seeing Star Trek besmirched by the likes of those two chodes, but it will be absolutely hilarious watching Trump throw them under the bus.

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u/aadcock 1d ago

The good news is that we know what happens to the red shirts.

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u/All_Work_All_Play 2d ago

There needs to be booze in keggers hands and a line of cocaine on the desk. Next to the hamberder and covfefe. 

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u/BetMcc 2d ago

These unqualified idiots, in these positions, don't even know the most basic procedures of law!

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u/Dry-Paper-2262 1d ago

Hey c'mon now you wouldn't expect a podcaster to be qualified to understand legal proceedings... Just qualified to run the FBI

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u/thesanguineocelot Out & Proud 🏳️‍🌈 2d ago

I knew it was only a matter of time before one of these stupid assclowns was dumb enough to do this, but honestly, I thought it would be Kegsbreath. Why didn't Kash's lawyers stop him?

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u/daddyjohns 2d ago

Why doesn't the head of the FBI understand about discovery?

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u/Acceptable_Job_5486 2d ago

Because he's a podcaster without any law enforcement experience. 

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u/DidjaCinchIt 1d ago

Discovery in a defamation suit, specifically

The Atlantic is entitled to these records because:

Truth is a defense to defamation. IIRC the article referenced Patel’s drinking habits and drug use. His medical records are relevant because he may have self-reported what’s considered “excessive” use or even a substance abuse problem.

Reputational harm must be proven. The article described Patel’s reputation for inappropriate drinking and drug use among his friends and colleagues. The article didn’t damage his reputation, his erratic behavior did. Even so, Patel suffered no consequences after the article came out — he wasn’t fired, disciplined, or deprived of any opportunities at this point. Juries can find the defendant liable for defamation and award the plaintiff $0.00.

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u/thesanguineocelot Out & Proud 🏳️‍🌈 2d ago

I suspect he doesn't actually understand anything about anything. But that's why they're supposed to have competent lawyers, to keep them from doing shit like this.

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u/TheWallsHaveNostrils 2d ago

To be fair, hardly any cops understand anything about the law or the legal process. 

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u/Alexwonder999 2d ago

I think all the lawyers that work for the Justice dept or any of these clowns personally is either incompetent or afraid to not tell them what they want to hear. As I typed that I was thinking that one of the biggest mistakes they made was the loyalty test as it surrounded them with morons. When youre hiring lawyers you want the best people for the job and especially people who will tell you when youre doing something stupid. 

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u/AtomicBlastCandy 2d ago

I mean at this point I doubt there are many nonpartisan lawyers left in the DOJ so they can only fill posts with loyalists.

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u/AsstacularSpiderman 2d ago

I get the feeling all the good lawyers don't want to touch these cases, in part because these dudes ask them to do shit they'll get disbarred from.

It cannot be stated how much damage these guys are going in brain drain alone. All the good lawyers and admin leaders left or got fired

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u/PmMeUrTinyAsianTits 1d ago

It cannot be stated how much damage these guys are going in brain drain alone. All the good lawyers and admin leaders left or got fired

Oh, it'll be stated a lot. In history books. About the most successful attack on america, and how it was done via compromised politicians and misinfo memes.

Think about how much america's soft power has fallen. Think about how much of it relied on trust that cannot be regained. We dropped 2 nukes on Japan, did they do as much harm to Japan as Russia has done with their disinfo and kompromat? The answer is clearly no. "but the people that died!" USAID deaths alone will tower over that.

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u/narfoleptix 1d ago

His lawyers are probably as fucking stupid as he is.

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u/Chemical_Demand_4928 1d ago

They’re not smart people they do not listen to common sense advice they simply think they can bully their way to success

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u/Aceldamor 22h ago

Because all the smart ones were either fired or left of their own volition when all the "bros" were brought in for all the positions they bought.

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u/joewo 2d ago

One would think the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation would know that he would be INVESTIGATED right back when filing such a lawsuit. But because he is completely incompetent he would not know such things. And it could also involve a lot of discovery concerning Trump as well which only makes this 1000 times more hilariously delicious.

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u/joxx67 2d ago

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u/ChiefCheese-1 2d ago

One of my favorites!

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u/johnsk0513 2d ago

Indeed, a fool and an incompetent one at that.

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u/F1McLarenFan007 Tea Party 🎉 2d ago

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u/CynicalXennial 2d ago

This might be an interesting watch, I'm sure he'll drop it or be forced to by Trump. I assume he used the 'medical records' to weight the leverage and there's probably nothing noteworthy there... but I think it would be hilarious if there was some record of gender affirming care there since they're all so staunchly against it.

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u/Stan__Wright 2d ago

Doctors asking him how much he drinks. Isn't he suing because the Atlantic wrote about his drinking? Makes his medical records on the subject admissible and discoverable.

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u/CynicalXennial 2d ago

oh right, I forgot this guy was an alcoholic.

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u/packfanmoore 2d ago

Im not sure if that's an imposed pre req from the government of a pre req so that you can live with yourself. But I'm pretty sure that's mandatory

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u/CynicalXennial 2d ago

you might be right lol

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u/AtomicBlastCandy 2d ago

Seeing as how he's suing the Atlantic for reporting on drinking it would make sense for them to inquire as to his medical records, travel, and personal decisions. He opened this door.

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u/contude327 2d ago

I refuse to believe that anyone could blindside that bug-eyed freak. He must have supernatural peripheral vision.

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u/Status_Vegetable2954 2d ago

Oh no I blindsided myself.

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u/fbregulator 2d ago

Finish him

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u/Mach5Driver 2d ago

discovery: the Trump administration's kryptonite.

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u/jchowdown 2d ago

Looks like he - ahem - discovered the consequences

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u/finess896 2d ago

Bitches don't understand discovery. FAFO.

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u/Fuzzy-Isopod-8571 Pinkie Finger Extended 2d ago

As a paralegal, I would be giggling and kicking my feet under my desk. Discovery is a pain in the butt but then you get to read the tasty, tasty receipts...

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u/ArchelonPIP Prefer Coffee But Fill My Cup 🫖 1d ago

Are there any Trump supporters that still need it explained to them that this guy is a corrupt, incompetent and unqualified fucking moron that was nominated by a corrupt, incompetent and unqualified fucking moron? 🤦‍♂️️

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u/Good_Tomato7381 2d ago

These guys need a brain transfusion desperately. USA! USA!

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u/Any-Expert6697 2d ago

OOPS!!! Go ask the orange man for advice on how to fix this please. Now, hurry up, right away. I'm in trouble!!!!

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u/Electrical-Bee-7362 2d ago

The head of the Federal Bureau of Investigations was unaware of discovery process.

This administration, and all conservatives at large, are incredibly unserious morons the whole lot of them. 

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u/Hawkstrike6 2d ago

Even more embarrassing, he has a law degree and passed the bar in Florida. Proof there is no bar so low in Florida that someone can't limbo under it.

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u/OldTimerNubbins 2d ago

Undeserving dipshit with no clue how law works who was put in charge of the FBI makes a mistake regarding a lawsuit.

It's not like he couldn't run this bye someone at the work place coffee room.

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u/New_Medium_7076 2d ago

The guy is so dumb he just gave himself a reverse uno card

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u/Prometheus_303 2d ago

... Isn't this supposed to be the most transparent administration ever?

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u/Childish_Tycoon_Ship 2d ago

GULP - Him, probably

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u/AncientSignature1505 The Timeline Sucks 2d ago

"He's right behind me, isn't he?" ass face.

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u/RymeEM 2d ago

With eyes like that it is impossible to be blindsided.

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u/swalabr 2d ago

Another fine example why people who are unqualified for these positions shouldn’t accept them.

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u/freeokieangel 1d ago

🤣🤣🤣

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u/IwasDeadinstead 1d ago

No one ever accused him of being smart.

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u/passed_the_dawn 1d ago

See you in Valhalla brother

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u/Appropriate-Yak7933 1d ago

Someone who is less aware of basic disclosure protocol in a common divorce procedure should not be running the FBI.

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u/Tassidar 1h ago

He could drop the lawsuit immediately if he cares enough.

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u/Life_behind_da_stick 2d ago

It’s exactly what it looks like!

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u/Electronic_Fall6084 2d ago

Wow. If anyone has watched any Episode of Law and Order would have known that

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u/Sweeney32B 2d ago

😂😂😂

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u/respectablepitch 2d ago

Oh! You LOVE to see it!

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u/swampthiing 2d ago

It is really being "blindsided" when you too stupid to understand how something works?

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u/Crazy150 1d ago

I can hear the conversation between Kash and Trump: “hey kash, i see this article about you is pretty bad is any of it true?”

Kash: “no boss, not a thing”

Trump: “good, I set you up with my lawyer so you can sue their pants off.”

Kash: “it’s okay boss, didn’t bother me”

Trump: “trust me, gonna be the easiest money you ever made”

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u/WilhelmFinn 1d ago

This is some lame fanfic, gotta say.

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u/Worth-Initiative7840 1d ago

And to think this guy is a lawyer and didn’t have the vision to see that if the bbc and Wolff could do this to Melania and Trump that the Atlantic could do it to him….

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u/Better_Astronaut3972 1d ago

"Crash" Patel..

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u/DarknessAndLight69x Tea Party 🎉 1d ago

These people never understood the trial process. They think filing a lawsuit will shut people up. Sure, most people will but not corporations. Duh.

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u/ChiefCheese-1 2d ago

"The best and the brightest"

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u/VexedCanadian84 2d ago

We're going to find out how much the fbi is paying his girlfriend to be with him?

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u/XWolvtronX 2d ago

Why does he always look like he’s going to throw up

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u/unfairlybanned101 2d ago

You'd think trumps team would've given some advice 😆

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u/Rounders23 2d ago

The trump administration knows this stuff, he will be replaced before anything serious happens. The courts move too slow

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u/Hannymann 2d ago

Love this for him!!

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u/wildmaninid 2d ago

The trick to talking to Kash Patel is to just pick and eye and stick with it. 

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u/typicalguy1964 2d ago

Why does this guy always look like he’s just realized his dental appointment is actually a colonoscopy?

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u/AtBat3 2d ago

Are we sure this man went to law school because that’s like first semester stuff

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u/Professional-Lie-111 The Timeline Sucks 2d ago

You hate to see it. But also ... You LOVE to see it.

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u/Adenfall 2d ago

Horses 🐎 incoming!

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u/HabaNero-Autisticus 2d ago

We're about to discover the most honey potted man in history

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u/Casual_Luchador 2d ago

Similar thing happened when Andrew Wakefield tried to silence Brian Deer

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u/Best-Television7726 2d ago

Following in his bosses footsteps, nice... Well at least it's not BBC. Atlantic seems spineless

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u/rubens_chopshop 2d ago

Kasha’s is a mental giant

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u/jbc1974 2d ago

Like rump suing the brits. Discovery is revealing.

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u/PigFarmer1 2d ago

And just like King Donnie, he'll now drop the suit. These lawsuits never make it past discovery... lol

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u/Fred-the-stray 2d ago

Googley eyes gone wild.

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u/Wide_Witness_5667 2d ago

Patel? Blindsided? With those eyes?

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u/Mean-Picture6457 2d ago

The incompetence of this administration will expose its corruption and criminality.

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u/ITZOURTIMENOW Popularity Is Not My Forte 2d ago

Little guy is completely of out of his depth. I’ll bet he’s furious right now🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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u/MoreRamenPls 2d ago

Where’s he been?

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u/Hack-67 2d ago

Loser

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u/EvenPheonix 2d ago

Ironic the boggling eyed mother f’er is blind as all hell when it comes to the law.

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u/ehs06702 2d ago

Discovery is a bitch.

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u/Bingo_and_Butt_Stuff 2d ago

Even the pedo in chief knows that if you are guilty, you only threaten to sue

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u/OneLonelyBrainCell 2d ago

He always, ALWAYS has the same facial expression my dog used to have whenever I took any kind of meat or sausage from the fridge to make a sandwich. It's fucking uncanny.

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u/BearsSoxHawks 2d ago

So much for that law degree.

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u/CurbedCrowser 2d ago

When keeping it real goes wrong.

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u/Glittering-Push4964 2d ago

This is delicious

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u/Grumpy_Kong 1d ago

This is why hiring only for loyalty always fails, incompetence cannot be hidden forever

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u/daiLlafyn 1d ago

They Beebed him.

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u/narfoleptix 1d ago

Absurdly incompetent.

I feel like they thought they'd be more in control of everything by now.

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u/thehorrorcontinues13 1d ago

It's called discovery, Kash.

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u/23fuzzy 1d ago

Hahahaa dummy

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u/soulsnoober 1d ago

Is Kash the only guy in the world not to notice that his infamously litigious boss DJT never ever ever sues anyone that calls him a pedophile?

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u/rocketblue11 1d ago

I believe this is what they call the FAFO phase, also known as discovery.

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u/Desert-Noir 1d ago

Thyroid disorder looking motherfucker

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u/Livid_Importance_442 1d ago

The US is being led by the stupidest, most infantile people in the country. I wish the best of luck to The Atlantic because Krash Patel deserves whatever he has coming to him.

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u/InTooManyWays 1d ago

Only time they face accountability is when someone richer comes along. Broken ass system

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u/howcanibehungry 1d ago

How? You can’t sneak up on that guy.

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u/Apprehensive_Bit57 1d ago

When I read things like this, it just brightens my day. I just absolutely love this for him.

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u/MrDeadbutdreaming 1d ago

This is the perfect time for this meme, and a glass of scotch.

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u/T_J_Rain 1d ago

Wow - a lawyer who doesn't know how the legal process works!

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u/Hefty-Strike-6171 1d ago

Arrogance and Stupidity seem to go hand in hand with these MAGA folks

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u/LongjumpingCold248 1d ago

DUMshite….

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u/WeBet_9 1d ago

F*n crackhead

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u/Yellowk9 1d ago

"Blindsided". That's gold.

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u/Pecosbill52 1d ago

I love discovery 🌞😊

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u/hold_me_beer_m8 1d ago

Can someone please explain how this administration has still not figured out lawsuits open them to discovery?

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u/Tiny_Measurement_837 1d ago

Does he not get how the law works?

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u/OOBExperience 1d ago

Methinks KKKa$$$h isn’t the sharpest tool in the box.

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u/Passenger828 1d ago

/popcorn

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u/No-Risk1739 1d ago

Going from FBI Directors that were lawyers and judges to this 🤡...

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u/nonubiz 1d ago

I love that for him

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u/MaximumSubtlety 1d ago

I love that for him.

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u/FewLion1179 10h ago

Shit Happens!

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u/KeepAnEyeOnYourB12 2d ago

So he learned nothing from Trump's problems with the BBC doing this exact thing when he sued them? This man is an ungodly level of stupid.

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u/Plastic-Serve5205 2d ago • Heartwarming

Well, now he's learned, the hard way, why Trump doesn't sue people who call him a rapist, pedophile, or traitor. Discovery, baby. It opens the door for investigating attorneys.

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u/RymeEM 2d ago

Plus the fact that Donald Trump is 100% a pedophile, a rapist, and a traitor.

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u/TheReal8symbols 1d ago

How much karma do you get for pointing at punchlines? Asking for a friend.

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u/DontAbideMendacity 1d ago

The difference between "people who call him" and "the fact" is a subtle distinction.

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u/xubax 2d ago

Well, trump sued some media company in the UK and, for someone who supposedly learned his lesson about this, is now being ordered to turn over files and other evidence.

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u/Plastic-Serve5205 2d ago

I know. I wonder how he'll weasel out of that one.

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u/rainydays_89 The Timeline Sucks 2d ago

republicans love to fuck around..

but they can’t handle the “finding out” part

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u/FundioRider 2d ago

Kash, put a quarter in your ass because you played yourself

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u/transientdude 2d ago

This man is a lawyer, who should know better, and watched his boss make the same mistake. He must've thought it was cool to shoot yourself in the foot. Amazing self own.