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submitted 6 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

The latest doxxing attempt fits into a pattern of threats against people who speak out against former President Donald Trump.

The addresses and phone numbers of former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen's family members were posted to a doxxing website after presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump was convicted of 34 felony counts in connection with a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election.

Cohen, Trump's former "fixer," played a key role in the plot to keep adult film actor Stormy Daniels quiet during the 2016 election and testified against Trump at trial. According to Cohen, Trump said the revelation of Daniels' story of an affair would be a "total disaster" and "catastrophic" for his 2016 campaign.

Trump, who has denied an affair, was convicted of falsifying business records related to Cohen's hush money payment to keep Daniels from telling her story. "What I was doing was at the direction of and for the benefit of Mr. Trump," Cohen, who served time in prison, said at trial.

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[-] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 86 points 6 months ago

While Trump begs and pleads with SCOTUS to overturn his convictions, his followers tattle on witnesses in the form of doxxing.

I’d say this is childish behavior, but I know better behaved children.

[-] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 57 points 6 months ago

This is how the mafia intimidates people.

[-] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 32 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I hate defending the Mafia, but at least they have the courage to show up in person. These faceless cowards release personal information from the comforts of anonymity.

[-] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago

Isn’t that what the right accuse antifa of doing?

[-] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 23 points 6 months ago

Probably. Projection is the P in GOP.

[-] thefartographer@lemm.ee 5 points 6 months ago

Projectionists pee in the GOP??? Which theater is this and here's my resume

[-] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago

Ask Lauren Boebert. I hear she’s a fan of musicals.

[-] thefartographer@lemm.ee 5 points 6 months ago

I mean this in all seriousness: I haven't seen Beetlejuice the Musical, but that just seems like the kind of play that getting a handy during would give me an aversion to hand-jobs. Add all of the ensuing discourse and news, I'd probably have some serious intimacy issues.

Then again, hooking up with Boebert isn't exactly symptomatic of a healthy personality.

[-] Blackmist@feddit.uk 5 points 6 months ago

In fairness some of them won't be able to show up in person unless Jerry Springer shows up to take the front wall of their trailer off.

[-] frezik@midwest.social 3 points 6 months ago

They also know that loyalty is a two-way street. You do something for me, and I'm going to reward you with loyalty in turn. If you look back over the series of events that led Michael Cohen to testify against Trump, it's pretty clear that Trump doesn't work that way.

[-] barsquid@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

Only a dimwitted clown would do anything for Donald without receiving payment up front.

[-] Godric@lemmy.world 21 points 6 months ago

"Tattle" "Chidlish behavior, I know better behaved children"

The person who gave testimony against one of the most dangerous people in the world just had the whereabouts of their spouse and children leaked, and your response is 'wow, look at the tattletales, how childish"

[-] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

That’s fair. It’s also fair to say that appealing to the Supreme Court isn’t begging. I was using similes to liken their tantrums to childish behavior. See, I did it again.

I didn’t mean to minimize the impact, but ridicule their behavior.

[-] StitchIsABitch@lemmy.world 22 points 6 months ago

There are doxxing websites? Like purpose-made? Isn't that illegal? Article doesn't mention the name, but says it has been used before. Wouldn't it just get deleted after the first time?

[-] thr0w4w4y2@sh.itjust.works 21 points 6 months ago

illegal where? do you think a website hosted in Russia or Pakistan is going to care about an american family whose details get listed there?

[-] masterbaexunn@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

It's mind-blowing to me seeing Americans all surprised that their laws don't magically extend to every corner of the world through the internet. Crazy mfs lmao

[-] PsychedSy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 6 months ago

What? No, young people that never saw a phone book are the likely cause here. It's not illegal to post publicly available details.

[-] frezik@midwest.social 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Tons of doxxing is nothing more than searching publicly available information. People who already know all the sources can do it easily. These websites would only make it accessible in one place.

Try doxxing yourself sometime. It's scary.

[-] skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 6 months ago

Then pay a service to de-dox yourself across all those web sites. It feels a bit like a mafia squeeze, but it works.

[-] OneWomanCreamTeam@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 months ago

Do you have a good one you can recommend?

[-] PsychedSy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 6 months ago

Google will keep you out of search results at least.

[-] frezik@midwest.social 1 points 6 months ago

I love it when capitalism invents a problem and then sells me the solution.

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