He claims they lie, never happened! He claims.
He claims that the Clinton campaign put these women up to it. He claims.
He probably also assumes that the women are stupid and foolish.
Who would be foolish or stupid enough to go on public record with a bald face lie of the kind Trump accuses them of making?
And think of how hard it would be for Hillary’s campaign (or any presidential campaign for that matter) to actually orchestrate eleven women to agree to commit themselves to lie in its behalf, a lie of this magnitude.
No, these women are not lying. They’d be risking too much, have too much to lose if they were in fact lying. No one could plan or orchestrate this kind of thing. And I’m sure that these women knew they’d be accused of lying and be threatened with Trump law suits, before they dared to share their stories about Trump. In short, their stories ring true—especially in light of Trumps own words during his so-called “locker room” talk.
So, why does Trump so boldly declare that he’s going to sue these women? Because of his qualifier—“after the election”! That’s why.
After the election, he is free to change his mind and make excuses for not following through on his law suits. If he wins the election (which I doubt), he could say he has no time or need to follow through on the threat. Or, if he loses, he could say that he is focusing on other things: such as challenging the electoral results perhaps.
Point is, I believe that he knows that the women speak truth and therefore knows that he’d lose the case. Thus, I don’t think he really wants to seek real justice by taking these women to court—seeking real justice would turn out badly for him.
However, he could be betting on his financial advantage. Taking these women to court could drain their finances. Trump has plenty of money and attorney-power to spend. In short, he could litigate these women to financial ruin without ever actually winning his case or proving that these women have actually lied. Rich bullies use this strategy all the time: “Attack by litigating your opponent to death.” Remember, it takes money, and lots of it, to properly defend yourself in a court of law. Then, when he has drained all their resources by various litigating strategies of postponement and extension, etc., and the women finally give up their defense for lack of funds, he could declare himself the winner!
Or, he could just choose not to sue AFTER the election. Because his intent is to make a symbolic and impactful statement BEFORE the election, vis-à-vis, to say: “Look! I am so innocent that I am willing to sue these women!” The effect he wants on his listeners by making this declaration is for his listeners to conclude: “Well, of course he must be innocent, because if he were NOT innocent, he wouldn’t be willing to sue these women, would he?” And if and when his audience draws that kind of conclusion, based on that kind of reasoning, he’s pretty much accomplished what he wanted to and needed to accomplish BEFORE the election.
Of course, you may draw your own conclusion. As for me, I believe that the women speak truth and very much disbelieve Trump, despite his bold declaration of intending to bring a law suit against them (AFTER the election). In this case, timing is significant.
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