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Trump Calls Roberta Kaplan A 'See You Next Tuesday' Like The 12-Year-Old Boy He Is

This isn't how grown-ups act.

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Now that Roberta Kaplan has secured an $88+ million payday for her client, she’s spilling the tea about what it was like to go after the former president in court. And it’s sure been fun to get a glimpse behind the curtain.

Appearing on the latest episode of George Conway’s podcast, Kaplan dishes on her representation of E. Jean Carroll in her defamation lawsuit against Donald Trump. But she also relays a story about deposing Trump at Mar-a-Lago, in a since dismissed case about his involvement with an allegedly fraudulent marketing company. And MAN is that tale sucking up all the oxygen in the room.

Frankly, as it should! The ex-president reportedly freaked out when his legal team provided lunch at his resort for opposing counsel. Like throwing papers, storming out of the room and yelling at his attorney Alina Habba. All because his lawyers extended a basic courtesy. Real stable genius stuff.

But there’s more! Trump apparently referred to Kaplan as a “see you next Tuesday,” which, as many are aware, is a euphemism for calling someone a cunt.

As Kaplan describes:

“We come in the room and I say, ‘I’m done asking questions’ and immediately I hear from the other side, ‘Off the record. Off the record. Off the record.’ So they must have planned it. And he looks at me from across the table and he says, ‘See you next Tuesday.’”

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Dude, you used to be the leader of the free world — if you want to call someone a cunt, just go ahead and say it. The euphemism doesn’t make it *less* misogynistic. Say what you mean and mean what you say and have the courage to defend your words in the moment. Don’t hide behind the supposedly “clever” way 12-year-old boys try to slip insults past their English teacher.

But Kaplan was unaware of the hidden insult:

Kaplan said that she was initially confused, as their next meeting was set for a Wednesday. “You could tell it was like, it was like a kind of a joke again, like teenage boys would come up with. But again, I wasn’t in on the joke,” she said.

“I wasn’t in on the joke, so I had no idea. Then we get into the car and my colleagues are like, ‘Robbie, do you know what that means?’ And I’m like, ‘No, what are you talking about?’ They tell me and I’m like, oh my God, thank God I didn’t know because had I known, I for sure would have gotten angry. There’s no question I would have gotten angry,” Kaplan said.

Hmm, maybe that’s why Trump decided to skulk around with hidden meanings. He wasn’t interested in provoking the real-time anger of the formidable Kaplan — he didn’t want any of that smoke, so he hid behind a juvenile saying. Real mature for someone who wants to be president (again).

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Kathryn Rubino is a Senior Editor at Above the Law, host of The Jabot podcast, and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer. AtL tipsters are the best, so please connect with her. Feel free to email her with any tips, questions, or comments and follow her on Twitter @Kathryn1 or Mastodon @[email protected].

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