Film exposing Trump blocked from release exposes corruption of the wealthy

[Gagaloo911 12,959]

Here in Britain we like to think our journalism is free from control by those with power and money. Sadly that’s not always the case. I have spent years trying to release a film about Donald Trump and have witnessed the corrosive power his money has over freedom of expression – both in the UK and the US.

In 2016, when the Mail Online reported on a “92-year-old Scotswoman taking on Trump”, readers were appalled to learn Molly Forbes had to collect water from a nearby stream in a bucket because, she claims, Trump’s construction workers had cut off her supply. The article was accompanied by a disturbing picture of an exhausted Molly, taken from my new documentary You’ve Been Trumped Too, which was due to be released ahead of the US election. But shortly after its publication, the article vanished, along with another like it in the Sun.

Next, our film’s American cinema release was cancelled and a US TV network pulled the plug on screening it. This was after Trump International had issued a legal threat to anyone who showed the film or repeated Molly’s allegation about her water supply. The threats were enough to undermine our film’s release.

Rewind to before he was US president: in 2010, after a phone call from Donald Trump Jr’s team, Aberdeenshire’s police arrested me and my colleague and threw us in jail. This was after we first learned Mr Trump’s workers had cut off the water supply of Molly, then aged 86, while building his luxury golf course. Footage of my arrest and the Forbes family’s desperate plight appeared in my earlier film You’ve Been Trumped, which was ultimately broadcast on BBC2 in 2012 despite Donald Trump and his lawyers’ attempts to block it on the grounds of “defamation”.

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You’ve Been Trumped Too will be released on 18 August on digital platforms.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/jul/16/donald-trump-youve-been-trumped-too

 

Basically, this is a case of where the wealthy are able to use their massive wealth and power to pressure media, corporations, etc. when they are threatened. This further exposes the corruption of wealth and the power it brings over our institutions.

[Gagaloo911 12,959]

I found this part from the article particularly interesting:

"The day before Trump’s election victory, Mail Online published a “correction” to their original story about Forbes (who Trump says reminds him of his mother) which said: “Trump International Golf Links has assured us the headline and related article are incorrect in various respects.” The Sun issued a similar statement, in which Trump International denied that the initial disruption was deliberate or that their contractors carried out further work in 2014 and 2015. Neither myself nor the Forbes family were approached for comment.

With further legal help we have now been able to secure E&O insurance at a standard price. And although Trump has in the past taken to Twitter to threaten me with legal action, it is time to stand firm. The British distributor Journeyman Pictures agrees. The company has a proven track record of distributing powerful and controversial factual content and will be releasing You’ve Been Trumped Too worldwide next month. It may be nearly half a decade late, but it is reassuring to know that freedom of speech in Britain has, in certain quarters, won the day."

[Doot 2]

Release it! We will all share it and then tomorrow's headlines will be 

"GAYS TAKE DOWN TRUMP. STRESM CHROMATICA"

[Xoxo Adriana 15,040]

are we surprised? trump hates criticism. his immaturity really comes through especially on twitter, a normal president would let people have their free speech however he immediately denies people to question him, even through press conferences. his ego is out of this world high and any “president” who is this unprofessional really shouldn’t be spending a further term in office. his party preaches “free speech, this is america!!” however hardly let’s others have an opinion against him - that ain’t free speech.

i will always say this, the only aspect of him being a good president is the economy. he’s a business man and has been good with that. but he’s terrible with social issues, hence why he shouldn’t have been elected to begin with. being a president requires you to be good at both things, that’s like hiring a head chef at a restaurant with good cooking skills but poor/rude customer service

[jacs vs looser 5,121]

Can't wait to see it. Will be sure to tell others to watch as well. 

[vyniildisk 12,689]

BumpGa bcuz this is important

[RAMROD 117,002]

Will it be on streaming?

Cos I am not gonna VOD's this.

[DC 25,164]

1 hour ago, Doot said:

"GAYS TAKE DOWN TRUMP. STRESM CHROMATICA"

That would honestly be a DREAM! First we'll take down a crook, THEN we'd get Chromatica promo along with it! #911TheNextSingle!!! 

[Gagaloo911 12,959]

15 minutes ago, RAMROD said:

Will it be on streaming?

Cos I am not gonna VOD's this.

Yup it will be released on digital platforms exclusively from 18 August.

So hopefully it will be up on Netflix, Hulu, etc.

[GregJA 5,530]

Hate to say it but people will chase things to release until he leaves office in January 2025 

the amount of investigations and still nothing - there’s honestly nothing there (nothing that will get the result of him out) 

I know it sucks but if he had a bunch of bad things they would be out long ago lol