Thread by @jgeltzer

THREAD on the Trump Campaign's new lawsuit against the NYTimes:

The most important thing to know about this suit is that, however crazy you've heard it is, it's actually crazier.

Let me explain. /1

1st, the suit claims "harm caused by The Times’ intentional false reporting."

But the suit's all about 1 article--an opinion piece, not news reporting.

That's not to say opinion pieces can't in theory be defamatory. But it's eyebrow-raising, especially calling it "reporting" /2

2nd, the suit claims NYT "published the statements at issue knowing that they were false at the time of publication."

NYT published the statements in March 2019.

The suit claims their falseness became clear w/ the Mueller Report's publication in April 2019.

So: time travel? /3

3rd, Mueller didn't demonstrate the statements were false--the opposite.

The statements said Russia helped Trump b/c it expected pro-Russia policies if Trump won.

Mueller detailed extensive Trump campaign-Russia connections & efforts to dilute Republicans' policy on Russia. /4

4th, here's the key NYT statement:

"There was no need for detailed electoral collusion between the Trump campaign & Vladimir Putin’s oligarchy because they had an overarching deal."

W/ 3 years of pro-Russia policies & invitation of 2020 interference, does anyone disagree? /END

PS. For those wanting to read the complaint for themselves, it's here. Read it & weep (truly): assets.donaldjtrump.com/2017/web/hero_…