As is well known, Donald Trump, the President of the United States, also known as ‘’POTUS’’, was a close ‘’associate’’ of Jeffrey Epstein and his partner in crime, Ghislaine Maxwell. It is equally well known that both Epstein and Maxwell were in the business, for many years, of selling underage girls. Countless children were sold to the highest bidder, supremely wealthy men, the ‘’rich and powerful’’.
This ‘’business’’, a form of slavery, or at least of slave trading, politely referred to as ‘’human trafficking’’, was supremely lucrative. Both Epstein and Maxwell were eventually arrested, charged and convicted of various under age sexual assault crimes. To date, those were the only two people who have been convicted, in that wide spread rape and exploitation of children.
Epstein was found dead in his prison cell, officially as a result of ‘’suicide by hanging’’, even though such a hanging is not possible, and Maxwell is still in prison, at least for the moment. She is receiving ‘’preferential treatment’’, allegedly due to the ‘’intercession’’ of the President, and there is wide spread speculation that she may soon receive a presidential pardon.
There can be no doubt that Donald Trump ‘’socialized’’ with both Epstein and Maxwell, commonly referred to as ‘’partying’’, if only because there are numerous pictures of them together. As well, Trump also flew frequently on the private plane of Epstein, visiting him on his private island. They were clearly ‘’good buddies’’.
As is also well known, Melania Trump, the First Lady of the United States, FLOTUS, was also a close associate of both Epstein and Maxwell. She too, ‘’partied’’ with those two. Numerous pictures of them together, leave no room for doubt, on that matter.
Now that Donald Trump has managed to get himself to the White House, as President, both he and his ‘’blushing bride’’, Melania, would like nothing more than to put their previous association with Epstein and Maxwell, behind them. Ancient history! Forget about it!
In a previous article, I documented the manner in which Donald Trump is attempting to divert the attention of the common people, away from the Epstein Scandal. It just so happens that Melania Trump is also making a similar attempt. The only difference is in her approach to the problem. Their different approaches, to the same problem, that of the ‘’Epstein Scandal’’, is instructive.
Whereas Donald Trump denies all involvement with Epstein and Maxwell, and dismisses all evidence to the contrary, Melania has chosen a more ‘’proactive’’ approach. She has hired a team of lawyers, and allegedly instructed them to send ‘’cease and desist orders’’, to ‘’multiple journalists’’, across ‘’multiple outlets’’, warning them that any mention of Melania Trump, in connection with either Epstein or Maxwell, would ‘’trigger catastrophic consequences’’, in the form of a ‘’billion dollar lawsuit’’. To even suggest a connection between them, perhaps in reference to photographs with her and Epstein ‘’partying together’’, was labelled a ‘’reputational attack’’. All parties involved were given a deadline to issue an ‘’apology and retraction’’.
Faced with such an ultimatum, most journalists did just that. They ‘’caved’’. Michael Woolf is not ‘’most journalists’’. He ‘’called Melania’s bluff’’. He did not wait for Melania to carry out her threat. Woolf first sued Melania.
Melania made a serious mistake, when she threatened to sue Michael Woolf. He is a highly respected journalist and writer, and was the former biographer of Donald Trump. For that reason, he ‘’knows where all the bodies are buried’’, figuratively speaking. And now that she has challenged him, he has ‘’risen to the occasion’’.
It is to the credit of Michael Woolf, that he is defending his First Amendment right, under the Constitution, to ‘’freedom of the press’’. He is maintaining that the threatened lawsuit, of Melania, as the ‘’First Lady’’, amounts to an effort, on behalf of a government official, to ‘’restrict the freedom of the press’’.
Now the mainstream press is reporting on this matter, even making reference to SLAPP. As if working people are Philadelphia lawyers! They are not! In fact, SLAPP stands for Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation, based upon the First Amendment right of a journalist, to report on ‘’public figures’’. And rest assured, Melania Trump, as the wife of the President, is a public figure!
In the ‘’counter suit’’, of Michael Woolf, he is seeking ‘’injunctive relief’’, as well as ‘’discovery’’. That begs the question: What are they talking about?
According to the internet, ‘’Injunctive relief is a court ordered remedy that either restrains a party from performing specific actions or compels them to take certain actions. It is typically sought when monetary damages are insufficient to address the harm, ensuring protection of rights and interests.’’
It is significant that Woolf is apparently not suing Melania for money. Or at least, there is no mention of money. Instead, he is actively defending his democratic right, as an American, to freedom of the press. The ‘’injunctive relief’’, which he is asking the court to impose, is to prevent Melania from carrying through on her threat to sue him for a billion dollars.
This brings us to ‘’discovery’’. Once again, according to the internet, ‘’Discovery refers to a phase in court proceedings where both parties gather and exchange evidence to prepare for trial. This process allows parties to request documents, ask questions, and obtain relevant information that may not be publicly available, such as emails, contracts, and other materials. The goal of discovery is to ensure that both sides have access to the necessary information to build their cases and to promote transparency in the legal process.’’
This ‘’discovery’’ is the last thing Melania wants! The only reason she threatened numerous journalists, including Woolf, with a billion dollar lawsuit, was to make sure that any alleged involvement between her and Epstein, was not made public! Yet now that Woolf has ‘’called her bluff’’, she may have to disclose, in court, all e-mails, photographs and documents, which may tie her to Epstein. Public Record! And she brought this on herself! If only she had remained silent!
Yet Melania did not stop there. Determined to dig a deeper hole for herself, she got the ‘’brainstorm’’ of requesting the lawsuit be transferred to a more ‘’sympathetic court’’, away from the state of New York, to a federal court, one based in the state of Florida. As she maintains that Florida is her ‘’legal residence’’, while Woolf lives in the state of New York, this provides the legal framework for the request.
Precisely what the lawyers for Woolf were hoping she would do! Now they are quite gleefully ‘’licking their chops’’, anxious to ‘’depose’’ Melania, to determine ‘’jurisdictional discovery’’. Or as they phrase it, to git her on the ‘’stand’’ and ‘’tear her apart’’!
Once again, we must determine the legal meaning of these technical words. According to the internet: ‘’Depose means to give a sworn statement or testimony in a legal setting’’. A ‘’sworn statement’’ is one given under oath, not necessarily in a court of law, so that any ‘’false statement’’, meaning any lie, is an act of perjury, and the punishment for perjury is quite severe.
This brings us to ‘’jurisdictional discovery’’. Again according to the internet, this ‘’Refers to the process by which a party gathers evidence to establish a court’s jurisdiction over a case’’.
The lawyers for Melania are arguing that Woolf lives in the state of New York, but Melania lives in the state of Florida. As they live in different states, it is a federal matter, not a state matter.
On the other hand, the lawyers for Woolf are arguing that Melania lives in New York, not Florida, so that it is a legal matter for the state of New York. Further, they have every legal right to challenge the claim of Melania, that she is a resident of Florida.
In fact, there are some rather serious allegations that Melania may be claiming to be a resident of Florida, solely for tax purposes. A legal ‘’convenience’’, possibly against the law.
Now the lawyers for Woolf are anxious to question Melania, under oath, inside or outside a court of law, and to demand ‘’proof’’ that she is a legal resident of Florida. This includes such items as flight records, credit card receipts and mail delivery records, among other things.
Of course, Melania is under no obligation to answer any of these questions. She has every legal right, as guaranteed under the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution, to not incriminate herself. This is commonly referred to as ‘’Taking the Fifth’’.
The trouble being that if she ‘’Takes the Fifth’’, the courts can draw an ‘’adverse inference’’. This is to say that the judge ‘’can assume the evidence she is hiding is unfavourable to her’’. Her refusal to answer ‘’becomes evidence against her’’. Either way, she loses. If only she had remained silent!
Now we can count on the lawyers for Woolf, to produce various document, receipts, flight manifests, mail delivery records and photographs, in an attempt to discredit Melania. In a public setting, as such court documents become public property!
This is commonly referred to as ‘’airing the dirty laundry’’. The Trump ‘’dirty laundry’’! It is very likely that the closely guarded secrets, of the Trump family, will soon become public. Thank you, Melania!
I have gone into this, in some considerable detail, because it is part of the Epstein Scandal, and that Scandal has the attention of the common people. Then too, the press may report that which is happening, using the legal jargon, but without explaining the precise meaning of the terms. People have the right to know.
Both Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, are determined to divert the attention, of the working people, from the Epstein Scandal. Their approach is somewhat different, but equally insane. Strangely enough, this is not unusual, among the bourgeois.
Lenin goes into this in his work, Left Wing Communism, An Infantile Disorder, in reference to an illogical statement of the highly respected British Prime Minister, Lloyd George: ‘’It may be said, in passing, that this argument shows in particular how muddled even the most intelligent members of the bourgeoisie have become, and how they cannot help committing irreparable blunders. That, in fact, is what will bring about the downfall of the bourgeoisie. Our people, however, may commit blunders (provided, of course, that they are not too serious, and are rectified in time), and yet, in the long run, will prove the victors.’’
In my opinion, that which Lenin stated, ‘’in passing’’, is of the utmost importance. It explains the illogical thought processes, the bizarre impulses, the impulsive ‘’brainstorms’’, of the bourgeoisie. It is merely the result of the ‘’muddled thinking’’, of ‘’even the most intelligent members of the bourgeoisie’’. They ‘’cannot help committing irreparable blunders’’.
It is important to point out these examples of ‘’muddled thinking’’, to the working people. This will help to ‘’bring about the downfall of the bourgeoisie’’.
Lenin also pointed out that, as we are all human, we all make mistakes. That includes those whom he refers to as ‘’Our people’’, which is to say Scientific Socialists, true Communists, those who call for the Dictatorship of the Proletariat. As long as these ‘’blunders’’ are ‘’not too serious’’, quickly acknowledged and ‘’rectified in time’’, then that will assure our victory.
As for those who may object, quite reasonably, that both Donald and Melania Trump are anything but the ‘’most intelligent members of the bourgeoisie’’, I can only respond that you are absolutely correct. This ‘’muddled thinking’’, among the bourgeoisie, extends to those who are not overly bright.
With Most Sincere Communist Greetings,
Gerald McIsaac