Federal judge tosses $15 billion Trump vs. New York Times case, invoking Rule 8. Then he goes scorched earth on Trump's lawyers

tl:dr - Judge just told Trump "I ain't reading all that shit, go try again."

The order starts with the phrase "As every member of the bar of every federal court knows (or is presumed to know)..."

I believe that's legalese for "Go get your fucking shinebox!"

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MistyCee

The Judge struck the lawsuit sua sponte (on his own, without a motion from the defendant.

I'm sure it's unfair and biased, probably unheard of, for a Judge to require Trump's lawyers to comply with the most elemental rule of pleading, but it's also pretty rare for anyone but a semiliterate pro se plaintiff get their pleading stricken.

The sanctions award won't be in the billions, but it'll probably be something.