Trump's Frivolous Lawsuit Against Twitter/Google/Facebook Will Be Dismissed. But First... a Deposition?

Justice Matters with Glenn Kirschner

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🗓️ 10 July 2021

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Donald Trump has filed a transparently frivolous lawsuit against Twitter, Google and Facebook, claiming his First Amendment free speech rights have been violated. The problem is, even a casual reading of the Constitution would have alerted Trump and his lawyers to the fact that the First Amendment does not apply to private businesses/social media platforms. Trump's suit will be dismissed and Trump's lawyers may be on the hook for sanctions for filing a baseless suit. Here is an overview of how this suit might play out and the potential for Donald Trump to be forced to sit for a deposition before the suit is dismissed. For our newly launched Team Justice and Justice Matters merchandise shop, please visit: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/glennkirschner/ Please consider becoming a #TeamJustice patron at: https://www.patreon.com/glennkirschner My podcast, "Justice Matters with Glenn Kirschner" can be downloaded where you get your podcasts. Follow me on: Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/glennkirschner2 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/glennkirschner2 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glennkirschner2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	So, Donald Trump has brought a transparently frivolous lawsuit against has filed.
0:11.4	So Donald Trump has filed a transparently frivolous lawsuit against Twitter and Google and Facebook
0:21.0	and the lawsuit will be dismissed.
0:24.5	But let's talk about how the lawyers for Twitter and Google and Facebook could have
0:31.8	some real fun with it before the case gets dismissed because beating Donald Trump at
0:39.0	his own game like justice matters.
0:59.3	Hey all, Glenn Kirschner here.
1:01.9	So Donald Trump has sued Twitter, Google and Facebook.
1:08.2	Here's the headline from the Associated Press.
1:12.1	Trump filed suit against Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
1:17.7	And Donald Trump is claiming that those social media platforms violated his constitutional
1:26.0	rights, his first amendment right to free speech.
1:32.5	So let's go to the Constitution.
1:36.2	The first amendment.
1:38.4	It reads, Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting
1:46.5	the free exercise thereof or abridging the freedom of speech or of the press or the right
1:54.9	of the people peaceably to assemble and petition the government for a redress of grievances.
2:04.0	So the operative part of the first amendment for our discussion today is, Congress shall
2:10.6	make no law abridging freedom of speech.
2:17.2	Here is a news bulletin, Twitter ain't Congress, right?
2:24.3	Google isn't Congress, Facebook isn't Congress, none of them are the federal government, none
2:31.6	of them are bound by the first amendment.
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