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Jen Rubin's Green Room

83: Live at the 92NY with George Conway

Jen Rubin's Green Room

Jen Rubin's Green Room

Politics, News Commentary, News, Society & Culture

4.8578 Ratings

🗓️ 18 December 2024

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Jen and George discuss the recent libel case involving Donald Trump and E. Jean Carroll, examining the implications of the verdict and public perceptions of Trump. They explore the complexities of legal definitions of rape, the challenges of defamation cases, and the broader impact of Trump's policies on American society. The conversation reflects on how political figures manipulated Trump, the potential for corruption in the current political landscape, and the media's role in shaping public discourse. 
They also address the pervasive corruption and self-interest in politics during the Trump era, highlighting shifting Republican values, the role of anger in political identity, and the importance of truth in issues like birthright citizenship. Finally, they emphasize the need for Democrats to engage voters effectively, prepare for future political challenges, and confront the misogyny that influenced recent elections.  

Transcript

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0:00.0

So here we are, George.

0:11.3

You know, later on, I thought we would pass around a tip jar so we could collect money

0:17.4

for our liable defense funds.

0:22.7

Also air conditioning of Guantanamo.

0:24.4

Yes, exactly, exactly.

0:24.7

Yeah.

0:26.8

So let's start there.

0:27.5

Okay.

0:35.4

Why would ABC, Disney, the mouse, who has more money than God, settle with Donald Trump?

0:40.0

I honestly don't know. And I'm not going to attribute motives.

0:42.9

I will say that as someone who actually litigated libel cases, a couple of them, one actually

0:50.7

against ABC in the 1990s when it was owned by Cap Cities.

0:55.0

Ah, well Steve, they learned their lesson, you know.

0:57.0

I don't know.

0:58.0

I mean, and in that case, I was at the law firm of a Wachtel lived in Midtown here,

1:03.0

and we represented Philip Morris when it sued ABC for ABC's news program that alleged that the tobacco companies were adding nicotine, spiking

1:15.2

cigarettes with nicotine, which they didn't have to do because cigarettes have nicotine,

1:19.3

no matter what you do. And ironically, they paid the agreement, the settlement agreement,

1:26.1

required ABC to pay $15 million in legal fees.

1:30.3

And that was a lot of money. That's a lot of money for a libel suit. It was a lot of money in 1996.

1:38.3

It's less money now, but, you know, that was a real case where you could see a Virginia jury.

1:46.0

And then we had some pretty, I mean, I'm not going to characterize the case.

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