Yesterday, Donald Trump filed a lawsuit accusing CNN of defamation and he says he's seeking $475 million in punitive damages. This article will tell you how ridiculous this suit is but I wanted to highlight one paragraph from it…
Barb McQuade, a former U.S. attorney and University of Michigan law professor, also chimed in on Twitter saying that the "lawsuit is a naked publicity stunt that Trump knows will be dismissed before discovery. It will never reach deposition stage. He will make more money off of fundraising over this legally baseless lawsuit than he will pay the court in sanctions. Winning!"
More and more, that's what everything Trump does is about: Gin up outrages that will cause his loyal followers to donate money. His whole run for the presidency in the first place may have been nothing more than that. It's kind of like putting on a play you know will flop so you can keep the backers' investment money.
Donald Trump: The Max Bialystock of Politics.