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Supreme Court ‘playing politics’ by delaying Trump immunity ruling Paywall

https://www.thetimes.com/world/us-world/article/supreme-court-decision-trump-ruling-95f8k9cmf
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u/IPDDoE Florida 7d ago

She was appointed by Obama, and previously declared he was not immune from prosecution. E. Jean Carroll was awarded 88 million dollars, is that a dog whistle? This appears to be coincidence.

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u/eugene20 7d ago

E. Jean carroll was not awarded that figure in any individual verdict.

May 9, 2023 the jury awarded Carroll a total of $5 million in damages from Trump

January 26, 2024, the jury deliberated for three hours and awarded Carroll $7.3 million in emotional damages, $11 million in reputation-related damages, and $65 million in punitive damages, totaling $83.3 million

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u/IPDDoE Florida 7d ago

That's my point. First off, it doesn't matter if it is one number or several numbers added together. If we're going to be all tinfoily, we could easily assume the Jan 26th jury knew about the 5 million figure and so their number was intended to add up to 88. Of course that's bullshit i know, but without the context you provided, someone could see the 88 number and think it was deliberate, when in fact, unless you can show other MAGA or white supremacist tendencies, we should chalk it up to coincidence unless we have good reason to believe otherwise. And since she's previously ruled against trump, I'm going to assume she wasn't signaling her love for Hitler.

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u/SacamanoRobert 7d ago

She is most certainly not dog whistling. Lol. What is that person even talking about?! Judge Chutkan is not in the Trump (or nazi) Fan Club. AT ALL.

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u/IPDDoE Florida 7d ago

Exactly...and I see I've been downvoted for pointing out that fact. People looking for conspiracies when they aren't there.