Wheeler v. Trump: A Tale of Hypocrisy

Donald Trump wants to punish a citizen for suing him.

Not because the lawsuit was violent.
Not because it was extortionate.
Not because it was filed recklessly or in secret.

But because it existed at all.

That is the reality beneath Donald Trump’s Motion for Sanctions against a private American citizen who exercised one of the most basic rights our system affords: access to the courts.

This essay addresses the public implications of litigation conduct and legal process; it does not assert or restate factual allegations and is not intended as a substitute for judicial findings.

This is not merely a procedural dispute in a North Carolina courtroom. It is a case study in how power reacts when it is challenged by someone without it, and how quickly that power reaches for intimidation when persuasion fails.