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OA688: Oh No, the Privilege is MINE!

Opening Arguments

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The West Fall Act and the Federal Tort Claims Act

After Trump tried and failed to waive his magical immunity wand, A.G. Bill Barr swept in and transferred the case to federal court. Barr argued that Trump had just been doing his job as president when he said, oh, that means shit about E.G. and Carol. And because the government has not waived sovereign immunity, that is, it has not allowed itself to be sued for defamation,. That would end the case because there'd be no defendant who could be sued here.

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