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i like dkw quite a bit.and homes i like you as well. if you ignore someone you you just remove the chance to make things straight. i am an ol geezer with barely two years of college so i am no expert on right and wrong.at the end of the day both of you guys wants what is best for america. i would hope both of you guys better angels would rise up and get past this.

we shall see. did you not already post this in another thread?

coffee he is just trolling me. he does not want to engage he wants to mock. nothing more.

it seems some repubs got no time for the rights bull. you can act like it is nothing all you want.

trump has aleady lied about this case and. Trump has repeatedly claimed he never met Carroll (despite having been photographed with her and her then husband at a party in the late ’80s..................lol.he is such a turd.

Judge rebukes Trump's lawyers early and often in sexual assault and defamation trial Caitlin Dickson·ReporterThu, April 27, 2023 at 7:43 PM CDT 8–10 minutes In this courtroom sketch, Joe Tacopina, lawyer for former President Donald Trump, stands in front of U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan and former Elle magazine advice columnist E. Jean Carroll during jury selection in a trial for which Carroll has accused the former president of raping her in a New York City department store dressing room in the mid-1990s, and of defamation. (Jane Rosenberg/Reuters) NEW YORK — During the first two days of testimony in the civil battery and defamation lawsuit filed against former President Donald Trump, U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan repeatedly rebuked Trump’s lawyers. The lawsuit, which was brought by magazine columnist and author E. Jean Carroll, involves her claim that Trump raped her in a dressing room at Bergdorf Goodman department store in Manhattan in the mid-1990s then defamed her by calling the accusation a lie. “I’m here because Donald Trump raped me, and when I wrote about it he said it didn’t happen,” Carroll testified Wednesday at the Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse in Lower Manhattan. “He lied and shattered my reputation and I’m here to try to get my life back.” - ADVERTISEMENT - Trump has repeatedly claimed he never met Carroll (despite having been photographed with her and her then husband at a party in the late ’80s), and crassly asserted that she was “not my type.” In court, his lawyers have sought to paint Carroll as inconsistent and unreliable, suggesting her decisions to publicly accuse, and then sue, the former president were motivated by a desire to sell books and “settle a political score.” On Wednesday, Carroll was the second witness to take the stand. The first, Cheryl Beall, a former Bergdorf Goodman manager, testified about the layout of the store’s sixth floor, where Carroll says the alleged assault occurred. Beall also told the jury that dressing rooms could have been left open and unattended at the time of the alleged sexual attack. A former talk show host and writer for “Saturday Night Live,” Carroll elicited a few laughs from the judge and others in the courtroom throughout her sometimes-tearful two days of testimony, during which she described in excruciating detail the alleged assault by Trump, her decision to finally come forward after more than 20 years, and the “wave of slime” she said she received from strangers online after Trump called her a liar. She also acknowledged that her recollection of some specific details about the attack, including the precise timing of when it occurred, is shaky. “The date has just been something that I am constantly trying to pin down,” she said. “It’s very difficult.” The trial is expected to last at least another week and the defense will continue its cross-examination of Carroll on Monday morning. Trump is not legally obligated to attend the trial, but his attorneys have left open the possibility that he may do so. In the meantime, he has already weighed in from the sidelines — prompting one of several rebukes that his attorneys, and in particular lead lawyer Joe Tacopina, have already received from the judge. Here is a rundown of the most notable examples. ‘Not even close to true’ Carroll answers questions from her lawyer Michael Ferrara. (Jane Rosenberg/Reuters) On the first day of the trial, Kaplan issued guidance to the lawyers for the prosecution and defense advising their clients to refrain from making any public statements or social media posts about the case that could incite unrest. Before testimony began on Wednesday, Carroll’s attorneys informed the judge that, overnight, Trump had posted about the case on his social media platform, Truth Social, in which he called it a “made up SCAM” and a “Witch Hunt” and accused one of Carroll’s lawyers of being a “political operative.” Trump’s post referenced the dress that Carroll says she was wearing at the time of the alleged rape, writing “The dress should be allowed to be part of the case.” Kaplan called the post “entirely inappropriate,” and noted that Trump had previously refused requests from Carroll’s lawyers to produce a DNA sample that could be compared against DNA found on the dress. “That isn’t even close to true,” Kaplan said, referring to Trump’s suggestion that Carroll “didn’t want to produce” the dress. Kaplan also told Tacopina that it appeared Trump was “basically endeavoring” to speak “to the jury in this case” with his social media posts. Although Tacopina noted that the jury had already been instructed to avoid all coverage and discussion of the case in the news and on social media, he assured the judge that he would speak to his client and urge him to refrain from making any further statements about the case, though he suggested that he could not make any promises. “I will do the best I can do, your honor,” Tacopina said. “That’s all I can say.” Kaplan then went on to warn Tacopina that Trump’s commentary could carry legal consequences. “We’re getting into an area where, conceivably, your client may or may not be tampering with a new source of potential liability,” Kaplan said, adding, “And I think you know what I mean.” ‘Talk to your client immediately’ By the time court resumed after lunch Wednesday, there was another social media post to discuss, this time from Trump's son Eric. In a since-deleted post on Twitter, Eric Trump wrote conspiratorially about the fact that Reid Hoffman, the billionaire co-founder of LinkedIn and Democratic donor, had helped fund Carroll’s lawsuit against Trump — a fact that, moments earlier, Kaplan had ruled could not be introduced as evidence in the trial. Eric suggested that Hoffman’s reported financial involvement in the case, which was made through a nonprofit grant he gave to the law firm representing Carroll, was motivated by “pure hatred, spite or fear of a formidable candidate, is an embarrassment to our country, should be illegal and tells you everything you need to know about the case at hand…” Tacopina was quick to defend the former president’s son, saying, “Eric Trump didn’t do anything wrong,” because the post appeared to have been published before the judge’s ruling on the funding issue. Kaplan, however, reminded Tacopina that “I said something this morning about your client perhaps now sailing into harm’s way, conceivable with his son, if what I just heard is true.” “There are some relevant United States statutes here, and someone on your side ought to be thinking about them,” Kaplan said, adding: “If I were in your shoes, I would talk to your client immediately.” ‘I know just what you’re up to’ As testimony resumed on Wednesday, Trump’s defense team once again received pushback from the judge that was conducted outside the presence of the jury regarding whether Trump’s lawyers should be able to question Carroll about other instances of sexual abuse and violence that she described in her 2019 book, “What Do We Need Men For? A Modest Proposal,” including an altercation she described involving her ex-husband, John Johnson. Specifically, Kaplan took issue with Trump’s attorney’s desire to introduce what they referred to as the “cause” of an argument that resulted in Johnson strangling her. In her book, Carroll describes calling Johnson, who is black, “an ape” during the argument. “It’s relevant,” Tacopina insisted. “He got violent because she called him an ape.” But Kaplan emphatically disagreed, “the unfair prejudicial effect” of the comment “outrageously outweighs any probative value.” “To introduce that in front of a mixed-race jury in New York, it is outrageous,” Kaplan told Tacopina, adding: “I know just what you’re up to and I’m not allowing it.” ‘Move it along’ Throughout Tacopina’s cross-examination of Carroll on Thursday afternoon, Kaplan repeatedly urged Tacopina to “move it along” and sustained several objections from Carroll’s lawyers over questions Kaplan described as “repetitive” and “argumentative.” The judge appeared to grow especially impatient with repeated questions from Tacopina about the fact that Carroll never reported her alleged assault to the police or any authorities. “The fact that she didn’t go to the police is about as notorious a fact as the Yankees haven’t won a world series in years,” Kaplan said. “We’ve been up and down the mountain about whether or not she went to the police,” he told Tacopina. “Move on.”

Disney's lawsuit against Gov. Ron DeSantis has teeth, legal experts say Sindhu Sundar 6–7 minutes Disney's lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is a good start to its case, legal experts said.Joe Raedle/Getty Images and AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images Disney's lawsuit accused Florida officials of infringing on its constitutional rights. It cited a state legislator who'd suggested political disagreements had "kicked the hornet's nest." Disney can use its suit to look for more of that type of evidence to build a retaliation case, experts said. Disney's long-brewing struggle with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis culminated in a stunning lawsuit on Wednesday, where the entertainment giant said state officials retaliated against it, citing a lawmaker who said "You kick the hornet's nest, things come up." Those remarks, along with those of other Florida officials whom Disney cited as denouncing its purported "woke ideology," can help the company lay the groundwork for a retaliation case, legal experts told Insider. "If it was unequivocally clear that the whole purpose of a law was to retaliate against Disney for its executives' statements, that's a First Amendment violation," said David Schultz, a visiting professor at the University of Minnesota law school, who has taught constitutional law. "The government is not supposed to punish you for the views you express," he said. Still, Disney also has the burden to show that it's more likely than not that Florida officials' intent behind the legislation at issue was to retaliate against the company, he added. That's where the discovery mechanisms of the lawsuit may come in handy for Disney — the company can seek, for instance, more information about telephone conversations and email exchanges by Florida officials from when they were crafting efforts to dissolve Disney's Reedy Creek Improvement District, that is the subject of controversy in the state. Schultz said Disney could even seek in the lawsuit to depose DeSantis, who is widely expected to run for president. Disney's lawsuit also evokes the US Constitution in its other claims, arguing that Florida officials have been infringing on its various constitutional rights, said James Ely Jr., a professor of law emeritus at Vanderbilt University. For instance, it evokes the Constitution's Takings clause, which restrains the government from commandeering private property for public use without paying for it in some way. Here, Disney is arguing that its contracts in Florida are private property, and that the legislation amounts to "taking" it away, Ely told Insider. "If the value of the contracts are destroyed by the Florida legislation, you could plausibly argue that there would be a taking," he said. Disney's lawsuit followed a long-simmering conflict with Florida officials In its 77-page lawsuit in Florida federal court, Disney laid out its side of a story whose beats may be familiar by now: In March 2022, DeSantis ushered through the "Parental Rights in Education Act," a measure restricting how schools can discuss gender identity and sexual orientation, which Democrats and LGBTQ+ activists have called the "Don't Say Gay" bill. Disney's then-CEO Bob Chapek said at the time that the company opposed the measure, and would be broaching it with DeSantis. In April 2022, Florida legislators sent through a bill to undo a handful of special districts in the state, including Disney's Reedy Creek Improvement District in Florida, where it had self-governing powers. At the time, Rep. Randy Fine, a Republican who advanced the bill, said, according to the Associated Press: "You kick the hornet's nest, things come up. And I will say this: You got me on one thing — this bill does target one company. It targets The Walt Disney Company." Disney cited that quote in its complaint, arguing that "the campaign against Disney raced forward." In remarks to other legislators last year in April, Fine also said the bill didn't single out Disney. "I would simply say that I reject the premise of the question that this bill is targeting one company and punishing one company," he said at a Florida House State Affairs Committee hearing at the time. "This bill deals with six special districts." Fine also told Insider that the measure would end special treatment for Disney not available to other companies in the state, though he also included a barb against "woke" stances. "To equate being treated the same way as your competitors to punishment shows a stunning level of arrogance that will not stand in Florida," he said in an email to Insider. "Disney is a guest in our state, and in Florida, Floridians set the rules, not woke Hollywood elites." A representative for the Florida Governor's office echoed a similar message in a statement to Insider. "We are unaware of any legal right that a company has to operate its own government or maintain special privileges not held by other businesses in the state," said Jeremy T. Redfern, the representative. "This lawsuit is yet another unfortunate example of their hope to undermine the will of the Florida voters and operate outside the bounds of the law," he said. Representatives and attorneys for Disney did not respond to Insider's emailed requests for comment ahead of publication. The position articulated by state officials — including that the bill's focus extends beyond Disney — shows Disney will likely keep drawing on more pointed material to support its retaliation claims, said Schutz. "The state can come up with some neutral reasoning," he said. "It's going to be a question of what evidence does Disney marshal to make their case out there." Read the original article on Business Insider

GOP megadonor Peter Thiel won't fund candidates in 2024 because he's unhappy with the party's stance on abortion and transgender bathroom use, sources say Joshua Zitser 3–4 minutes Peter Thiel holding hundred dollar bills.Marco Bello/Getty Images Republican megadonor Peter Thiel is not planning to donate to any 2024 GOP candidates. Sources told Reuters that he's unhappy with the GOP's positions on abortions and transgender rights. Thiel wants Republicans to talk less about the culture wars, and more about China, per Reuters. Billionaire Republican megadonor Peter Thiel is not planning to donate to any political candidates in 2024 because he's unhappy with the GOP's positions on several important social issues, according to Reuters. The news agency spoke to two sources close to the businessman, who was an early backer of former President Donald Trump and stumped for him in 2016, who said that Thiel reached this decision late last year. One source, a Thiel business associate, said that the GOP's positions on abortion and restrictions on which bathrooms transgender students can use in schools contributed to his decision. The source said that Thiel believes Republicans are making a mistake by honing in on culture war topics for 2024, and prefers candidates to instead focus on US innovation and competing with China. Both sources said that Thiel, who has a net worth of more than $8 billion, has declared on several recent occasions that he has taken a step back entirely from US politics. Four other sources confirmed to Reuters that Thiel, who was born in Germany and later went on to co-found PayPal, has plans to withdraw from American political life, with one person saying that concerns over his family's safety have influenced his decision. Thiel donated some $1.25 million to the 2016 campaign efforts of Trump, which set him up as an outlier in Silicon Valley. But he didn't financially back Trump's re-election efforts in 2020, with one source close to Thiel telling Reuters that the businessman was turned off by the chaos surrounding Trump's persona. Thiel contributed more than $25 million to federal-level GOP candidates in 2022, making him the 10th largest donor to either party in the midterm congressional elections, according to Reuters, which cited OpenSecrets data. Insider contacted Thiel for comment but did not immediately receive a response. The news that Thiel does not intend to contribute to GOP candidates in 2024 follows reports that Republican megadonors are souring on Gov. Ron DeSantis, with some attributing it to similar reasons. Thomas Peterffy, for example, told the Financial Times that DeSantis' "stance on abortion and book banning" meant that he and "his friends" are no longer planning to give their financial support to the Republican governor. Read the original article on Business Insider

Pence Testifies Before Jan. 6 Grand Jury in Blow to Trump Chris Strohm, Zoe Tillman and Mark Niquette 5–6 minutes (Bloomberg) -- Former Vice President Mike Pence testified before a federal grand jury investigating the plot to overturn the 2020 presidential election, giving him the opportunity to deal his former boss Donald Trump a major blow as they head toward a possible face-off in next year’s GOP nominating contest. Most Read from Bloomberg Harley-Davidson Says Repo Shortage Is Fueling Credit Losses Fed’s Jerome Powell Tricked by Russian Pranksters Posing as Zelenskiy Fugitive CEO Ordered to Pay $3.4 Billion in Record Fraud Case Involving Bitcoin Tesla Drops Model Y Starting Price Below the Average US Vehicle Amazon Jolts Investors With Talk of Cloud Growth Slowdown Pence became the highest-ranking former government official to testify before a federal grand jury in Washington, potentially providing damaging details about what Trump and his allies did in the days before the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the US Capitol. Pence spent several hours Thursday before a federal grand jury in Washington being used by Special Counsel Jack Smith, according to a person familiar with the matter who asked not to be identified because grand jury matters are secret. It wasn’t immediately clear what he said or what he was asked about. Pence is a key witness for the investigation because he had personal conversations with Trump and was the subject of a pressure campaign to thwart certification of electors from states that Trump lost when Pence presided over a joint session of Congress to confirm the election results on Jan. 6, 2021. The special counsel’s pursuit of evidence from Pence comes as the former vice president is considering challenging his former boss for the 2024 Republican nomination. While Trump has already declared his candidacy, Pence has not, but instead has said “I think we’ll have better choices” than Trump. Pence testified the day after a panel of judges from the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit ruled against Trump’s effort to prevent him from speaking to the grand jury. The appearance appears to head off any possible bid by Trump’s lawyers to continue to fight Pence’s testimony. Trump could have asked for the full appellate court to reconsider or asked the US Supreme Court justices to intervene, but didn’t immediately do so in the hours after an order came down Wednesday night. Spokespeople for Pence and the special counsel’s office declined to comment. A Trump representative did not immediately respond for a request to comment. Pence has said he didn’t have the power under the US Constitution to do what Trump wanted on Jan. 6. He has said the former president’s rhetoric at a rally right before the insurrection was “reckless” and that he was “angered” by Trump’s tweet saying Pence didn’t have the courage to do what must be done — posted while the assault on the Capitol was underway and Pence and his family were fleeing the rioters. Some rioters hunted Pence, saying they wanted to execute him by a hanging. Pence has said he and Trump will probably never make amends with regard to what happened that day. Pence rebuffed Trump’s pressure campaign to interfere with Congress’s certification of President Joe Biden’s 2020 victory, and he has spoken publicly about that since he left office, though not under oath. Trump, meanwhile, denounced Smith’s investigation as a politically motivated witch hunt orchestrated by the Biden administration. Trump could try to spin any perceived cooperation by Pence should they go up against each other on the campaign trail. Smith’s office subpoenaed Pence earlier this year. A federal judge ruled, however, that Pence wold not have to talk to the grand jury about his constitutional role on Jan. 6 as presiding officer of the Senate. In his book, “So Help Me God,” Pence details the pressure campaign Trump waged both publicly and in private. That included calls from Trump and a meeting alone with him on Jan. 5 in the Oval Office and a final call he received from Trump at 11 a.m. on Jan. 6 — Pence said Trump “laid into me” for not being willing to overturn the election. “‘You’ll go down as a wimp,’ he predicted, adding, ‘If you do that, I made a big mistake five years ago,’” Pence wrote, referring to Trump’s decision to pick Pence as his running mate. “But when he said, ‘You’re not protecting our country, you’re supposed to support and defend our country,’ I calmly reminded him we both took an oath to support and defend the Constitution.” (Updates with background, information from Pence book.)

Hugh Freeze likes Auburn football's current QBs, may play multiple in regular season Richard Silva, Montgomery Advertiser 3–4 minutes HUNTSVILLE — Speaking at an AMBUSH event Thursday, Auburn football coach Hugh Freeze felt the need to get something off his chest regarding his team's quarterback situation. "I need to get this out there: I like our quarterbacks, all right? I guess I'm too honest and transparent sometimes, but I tell you the good and the bad," Freeze said. "Obviously, we need to improve that position. We do. Does improving it mean we improve the ones we have? Or does it mean getting one in the portal? I think it can mean both. "I kind of get excited about Holden (Geriner) and Robby (Ashford) and TJ (Finley) and Hank Brown, who is coming in. Does that mean that we won't continue to look? Truthfully, I haven't seen one (a transfer QB) yet that I thought was just, 'Bam, that's the no brainer and he's ahead of the ones we have.' ... There could be one that goes in tomorrow or the next day that I'm like, 'All right, this one makes sense.' That's about as clear as I could put it, I think." KEEPING TRACK: Auburn football transfer portal tracker: Here's who Tigers added, lost in second window LOOKING AHEAD: Auburn football's 5 best 2024 NFL Draft prospects, and 5 more who can play their way in NEW RULES: Why new clock rules won't have an impact on Hugh Freeze's offense with Auburn football Freeze, who hasn't been shy in critiquing his quarterbacks throughout spring practice, said after A-Day on April 8 that the Tigers would be open to adding a QB from the portal, but didn't fully commit to the idea: "Do I think we can win some games with what we have? Yes. I do," he said. "But, you know, I don't want to ever be put in a box where I say something and I do the opposite. ... I don't know if we are (adding a transfer QB)." In terms of what traits he's looking for in his future starter, Freeze highlighted a QB's ability to bring the locker room together, consistency in moving the offense and being efficient "at whatever the skillset is that we're asking them to do." "Truthfully, I could see us playing a few of them early in the season," Freeze added. "I don't think you ever have the greatest judge in practice. There's a lot of things you can, but I didn't know Malik Willis was going to be what he was until we started playing games. "And I said, 'OK, we've got something.' Bo Wallace was the worst practice quarterback that I ever had at Ole Miss, and the guy turned (out to be) maybe the most important recruit I had in the first year. He takes us to a bowl game in Year 1 and beats Alabama. So, I'm not sure that in our current state, if it remains the way it is, that we don't have some game reps for several of them to kind of see." Richard Silva is the Auburn athletics beat writer for the Montgomery Advertiser. He can be reached via email at rsilva@gannett.com or on Twitter @rich_silva18. This article originally appeared on Montgomery Advertiser: Auburn football: Hugh Freeze on QB battle, potential for transfer

ok richard go ahead and laugh at someones pain. i will not expect better of you anymore. besides you are just trolling.

just stop. if you think america is killing itself over pot you are not very bright.in fact with post legal in most states is has curbed the illegal sale of it for the most part. you want to twist stuff around.doctors everywhere are prescribing it for all kinds of pain. but you never were very smart. now you just show it every single day.

i like hg and rob. i trust trovon reed. he knows what is going on but we got a long way to go before our first game. my thoughts are rob gets us through our first few games until hg gets settled in good.then i imagine they will have some kind of package for robbie. this is just a shot in the dark really because anything can happen. i expect them all to be better under this staff. coach has already said the pickings are slim in the portal and since we are down to three days left i do not think we get a qb transfer unless they are a graduate then i think they can come in any time.

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yardbarker.com An Auburn fan's guide to the 2023 NFL Draft Lance Dawe 5–6 minutes The 2023 NFL Draft is almost here, and it should be a good one for Auburn fans. After watching Roger McCreary become the Tigers' only selection last season, fans are excited to see more hype surrounding several players. Auburn could have as many as five or six players drafted when all is said and done. Here's a guide for Tiger fans to follow through the weekend: How to watch the 2023 NFL Draft: Round 1: Thursday, April 27, beginning at 7 p.m. CT. Rounds 2 and 3: Friday, April 28, beginning at 6 p.m. CT. Rounds 4 through 7: Saturday, April 29, beginning at 11 a.m. CT First round order: Auburn football's draft prospects: Derick Hall, EDGE Height: 6-3 Weight: 256 What he does well Along with outstanding leadership qualities, it doesn’t take Hall long to track the ball once the play starts, using his honed instincts to get to whoever has it quickly. He’s a hard hitter, tackling with a burst of anger, and will always be in pursuit of the ball regardless if the runner (rarely) got away from him or not. His frame and freak athleticism is also a must-have for the modern day edge rusher. What he needs to work on Scouts probably would’ve wanted to see more quarterback pressures from him this year, and the injury he sustained against Alabama will cause some concern, as scouts that had him high on the draft board will probably wish he hadn’t demanded to go back into the game. Once the ball carrier gets away from him, he’s not going to be able catch up once the play is beyond the linebacker’s area. Draft projection: Borderline round 1 Tank Bigsby, RB Height: 6-0 Weight: 210 What he does well Everything is there. Patience to let the run develop, agility to break away from tackles and his speed makes him a hard target to catch. He refuses to give up on the run and can force extra yardage after the tackle, bringing traffic along with him. The simple looks extraordinary with his burst of speed and ability to finish plays. What he needs to work on The one popular concern with Tank would be his hands. As a runner, he’s dynamic, but as a pass-catcher there are concerns with ball security and reading the routes. His decision making while trying to decide between speed or power has also cost him a few yards. Draft projection: Round 4 Owen Pappoe, LB Height: 6-1 Weight: 225 What he does well Every scout who’s looked at him has immediately noticed his intelligence and ability to read the opposing offensive line to block the run. He possesses freaky athleticism and is a hard hitter with natural instincts during the game, and he uses his quickness to get to the quarterback. He uses his hands well to keep blockers from preventing him from breaking toward the opposing runner. His leadership skills are also a strength and his character makes him a “locker room” guy that every team, especially ones going through a rebuild, would want in their culture. What he needs to work on Perhaps the biggest problem, if he has ANY, is his size. Position scouts have listed him as undersized for the role of a traditional linebacker, but Kyler Murray is shorter than me and he still made it, so I wouldn’t see that as a reason to not draft him. When he doesn’t use his hands fast enough, he does have a hard time escaping blockers, and while he may not miss many tackles he still has a few where the opponent was able to escape from him, so his hard-hitting ability needs to be harder, which is absolutely coachable in the pros. Draft projection: Rounds 4-5 Colby Wooden, DL

247sports.com Hugh Freeze hasn't seen 'no-brainer' QB for Auburn in transfer portal Nathan King 3–4 minutes Hugh Freeze knows Auburn fans are antsy. He sees the tweets, after all, on an almost daily basis — fans sharing the latest transfer portal entries, convincing themselves why the Tigers should add them to the fold in their starting QB competition this coming season. And it’s no secret Auburn could use some help under center, where it collectively had one of college football’s least efficient passing games with returning signal-callers Robby Ashford and T.J. Finley last season. But in what Freeze admitted earlier this week has been a surprisingly thin crop of available talent in the spring portal window, no one has jumped off the screen yet. “I get the tweets, trust me,” Freeze said Thursday at an Auburn AMBUSH alumni event in Huntsville, Alabama. “‘There he is.’ Then I watch the film and I’m like, that’s really not the one I’m looking for." Of the top 30 transfer quarterbacks in 247Sports’ ratings, all but two committed to their new programs during the first portal window. Auburn was involved with names like Devin Leary and Spencer Sanders a few months ago but didn’t end up signing a QB as part of its 12-man spring transfer class. There’s not nearly as much experience on the market in the second portal window. Cincinnati’s Ben Bryant, who started 11 games last season, with 21 touchdowns to seven picks, is likely the top available quarterback, follow by former Old Dominion starter Hayden Wolff, who threw for nearly 3,000 yards, 18 touchdowns and six interceptions last season. “Truthfully, I haven’t seen one yet that I thought was just bam, that’s the no-brainer and he’s ahead of the ones we have,” Freeze said. Auburn’s three-way quarterback competition between Ashford, Finley and redshirt freshman Holden Geriner was tight during spring ball, and there wasn’t much separation over the course of the 15 spring practices. Ashford and Finley combined to complete 51.4 percent of their passes, with eight touchdowns and 11 picks. “I get excited about Holden, Robby, T.J. and Hank Brown, who’s coming in,” Freeze said. “... I’m going to be excited to coach the ones we have and improve them.” 3COMMENTS The portal closes again in a matter of days, as players have until Sunday to submit their names in order to be eligible next season; of course, teams can add players from the available transfer pool after that point. The Tigers' pre-spring haul was rated as one of the best in the country, with key roster holes shored up in a number of areas, but they've yet to pick up any new faces since. “There could be (a quarterback) that goes in tomorrow or the next day where I’m like alright, this one makes sense,” Freeze said. ">247Sports

247sports.com As SEC eyes heavier field-storming penalties, Auburn leadership prioritizes safety Nathan King 5–6 minutes ATLANTA — As thriller as a field-storming is in college football — the climax of a standout victory, with an entire student section’s worth of fans riding adrenaline down the bleachers and onto the grass — it’s undoubtedly a risky celebration. And safety will be at the forefront for SEC decision-makers next month at the conference’s spring meetings, when possible penalties and regulations are set to be proposed by commissioner Greg Sankey and a working group of SEC athletic directors devoted to the topic, Sports Illustrated reported this week. Having seen more than their fair share of field-rushing victories on the Plains, Auburn’s leadership will enter the discussions prioritizing the safety of students and student-athletes. “Listen, nobody wants to take away the fun from the fans,” Auburn athletic director John Cohen said Tuesday before an Auburn AMBUSH alumni event in Atlanta. “But there is a safety element here that is very important. I think we all recognize that. Both of these guys (gestures to Hugh Freeze and Bruce Pearl) have been involved in situations — they've been in areas or on the court where the field was stormed. Safety has got to be the most important thing. There has to be a way to preserve the fun for the fans and create that environment that makes the Southeastern Conference so special — but also provide safety for everybody involved. I feel really confident we can get there.” Jordan-Hare Stadium has been the site for plenty of monumental wins that led to fans storming the field — mainly when the Tigers take down their top-ranked rivals. Since 2017, Auburn fans have rushed Pat Dye Field three times: after beating No. 1 Alabama and No. 1 Georgia in 2017, and No. 5 Alabama in 2019. Freeze celebrated on the field with Ole Miss fans back in 2014, when his Rebels defeated No. 3 Alabama, and the goal posts were torn down. “I hope we have some games that we win (at Auburn) soon where people want to storm the field,” Freeze said with a laugh. “I hope we have some that it feels like you would want to do that. We would abide by whatever the administration and SEC decides is the safest manner to celebrate.” The conference has dolled out millions in fines for field-stormings over the past few years, but to a high-level SEC athletic department, it usually feels like a slap on the wrist. Tennessee even used its fine from the SEC last season after beating Alabama as a fundraising tool, joking that the Neyland Stadium goal posts needed replaced after fans tossed them in the Tennessee river. While many field-stormings across the sport come and go with no issues, there have been plenty that have featured injuries or altercations, usually between the home fans and visiting student-athletes. Most notably, after Alabama lost at Tennessee last season, Crimson Tide receiver Jermaine Burton shoved his way through the crowd before swiping at a female Tennessee student as he exited the field. Sankey said this week in an interview with Sports Illustrated's Ross Dellenger that severe penalties are being discussed, including a team losing a home game off its schedule, or being banned from playing in a bowl game. The commissioner noted that nothing is finalized and there are less drastic proposals on the table, as well. The SEC’s working group on the matter consists of Alabama AD Greg Byrne, Georgia AD Josh Brooks and Kentucky AD Mitch Barnhart, all of whom lead programs that have been part of more than their fair share of field- or court-stormings on the road. “I don’t think just passing a rule can stop it,” Sankey said. “People have to stop it. Has the fine system changed behavior? Yes. Can you stop it? Sure. You can send teams into stands to celebrate with fans. We see that in basketball pretty frequently. You can educate your fans: Stay off the floor, we’re going to come to you and let's celebrate that way. “There are positive ways to engage in postgame celebration that don’t involve rushing the field and tearing down goalposts.” Auburn basketball’s rise saw Pearl’s team involved in fans rushing the court after Arkansas beat the No. 1-ranked Tigers during the 2021-22 season. Auburn fans last stormed the court after the Tigers beat No. 14 Kentucky in Pearl’s second season. Pearl isn’t the biggest fan of flooding the court, though, and said he’d rather take the fans to the edge of campus to roll Toomer’s Corner. “After one or two of those wins, I'm just gonna lead everybody down to Toomer's Corner and let's just throw toilet paper,” Pearl said. “That's what we'll do when we win.”

247sports.com Auburn DL Tobechi Okoli enters transfer portal Christian Clemente ~2 minutes Auburn defensive lineman Tobechi Okoli has entered the transfer portal, a source told Auburn Undercover. Okoli, a 3-star in the Class of 2021, didn't record a stat during his two years at Auburn and only played minimally as a freshman in 2021. Okoli becomes the sixth Auburn player to enter the transfer portal, joining Powell Gordon, Desmond Tisdol, Kameron Brown, Tar'Varish Dawson and Jeffrey M'ba. In the 2021 cycle, Okoli was part of Auburn's transitional class between Gus Malzahn and Bryan Harsin. Okoli was the No. 524 overall player, No. 67 defensive lineman and No. 7 player from Missouri out of Lincoln College Prep high school. Auburn listed Okoli at 6-foot-5, 275 pounds and as a defensive end. 12COMMENTS So far, the second transfer portal window has been pretty quiet as Auburn has lost only six players and only two have visited campus. Offers have been slim, too. "We really weren't sure what to expect, and I do think it's been quite a bit slower," Hugh Freeze said at Auburn's AMBUSH Atlanta event about the second portal window. "I'm not sure that it's a bad thing. Of course, we have the SEC agreement that we don't go SEC-to-SEC in this portal, and so I haven't really kept up with the number of kids that would have been of interest to us. Outside of that, it's kind of been a bit slower than we anticipated." ">247Sports

Trovon Reed gives interesting answer on Auburn quarterback battle Lance Dawe 3–4 minutes Reed had an interesting response when asked who he thinks Auburn's starting QB will be if they don't add anyone through the transfer portal. Auburn football has yet to add a quarterback through the transfer portal. Mostly because very few worthy of note have entered. With only four days left in the transfer portal window, are the Tigers still waiting for the right QB to enter? Are they holding out for a graduate transfer after the window closes? Or are they okay with heading into the summer with what's on roster? It's a legitimate question that fans are starting to have considering the lack of movement in the portal. Trovon Reed, Auburn's director of football and recruiting relations, has been an phenomenal addition to the Tigers' support staff, having become one of Auburn's recruiting leaders on social media. Reed spoke earlier today at a local Kiwanis club. The final question of the day came from a reporter asked who Reed would put the betting odds favorite on who's going to be Auburn's starting quarterback in 2023, and whether or not Auburn is still recruiting a quarterback in the transfer portal. Reed confirmed that the Tigers are still in search of a transfer portal QB, but noted that if (Auburn) is not going to get a top tier quarterback, the his bet would be on Holden Geriner being the starter. Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze praised Geriner for his progression through spring practice a month ago, claiming Geriner "really, really, really stood out all week with his improvement and his play," calling his showing "impressive" and eventually allowing him to run the first-team offense during the pacing drills second-to-last week of practices. While struggling with inconsistencies alongside the other two signal-callers on roster, Geriner turned things around since he threw at Auburn's Pro Day last Tuesday with Cam Newton. Zac Blackerby, host of the Locked On Auburn Podcast and writer for us here at Auburn Daily, tweeted out a text he received from a source within Auburn back in March: "Text I just received from a source within the Auburn Football program," Blackerby wrote. 'I definitely believe Pro Day did something to Holden.' Added he’s taken big strides in practice since Auburn’s Pro Day." If the Tigers don't get a quarterback in the transfer portal this offseason, could we see Holden Geriner take the reigns for the Tigers in the fall?

Auburn’s recruiting under Hugh Freeze is ‘100 to 1 change’ from previous staff Published: Apr. 27, 2023, 10:04 a.m. 4–5 minutes Auburn football coach Hugh Freeze is introduced during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game between Auburn and Arkansas on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023, in Auburn, Ala. High School coaches and recruits say Freeze already has made a big difference in Auburn's recruiting. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)AP Foley High head coach Deric Scott just shook his head recently when asked how different Auburn’s recruiting has been so far under new coach Hugh Freeze. “It’s 100 to 1 change,” he said. “You can quote me on that.” Scott coaches one of Alabama’s top rising seniors in wide receiver Perry Thompson. Thompson has been committed to rival Alabama since last summer but has visited Auburn on numerous occasions since Freeze replaced Bryan Harsin in November and said this week he plans to visit again. Ditto with two other longtime Gulf Coast Crimson Tide commits in Saraland’s Ryan Williams and Mobile Christian’s Sterling Dixon. “He has brought more excitement there,” Dixon told AL.com recently about Freeze’s arrival. “A lot of people want to go see Auburn now. I feel like it is a different atmosphere there now. The coaches around him are great. Everyone is on the same page. They treat players and recruits like family.” There is no indication at this point that any of those three Alabama commits will flip to the Tigers. However, just the fact that they are consistently visiting the campus seems to mark a vast difference from the way many recruits reacted for the previous two years. “It’s totally different,” Scott said. “What coach Freeze is about and what he brings to the table is totally different than the prior administration. He has a magnetic personality. He is out recruiting for sure.” Auburn currently has five high school commitments in its Class of 2024, including three in-state stars – Andalusia running back J’Marion Burnette, Moody defensive back A’Mon Lane and Anniston defensive back Jayden Lewis. Each of those are top 20 recruits from the state this cycle. Lane committed to the previous staff. Freeze successfully flipped Highland Home’s Keldric Faulk from Florida State in the 2023 class and could use that one big commitment from a blue chip recruit this cycle. Could that be Central-Phenix City 5-star wide receiver Cameron Coleman? Time will tell but already, in just his first full cycle recruiting class, Freeze is changing the perception of Auburn in many recruits’ minds. “I would say it’s night and day, but it’s almost like black hole and day. It is that different,” said AuburnUndercover.com’s Jason Caldwell recently on Sports Talk 99.5 in Mobile. “It was pouring down rain (at A-Day). It was a nasty Saturday, and there were some guys who couldn’t make it. Ryan Williams was unable to get there and a few others, but there were a lot of really good players on hand for what they knew was going to be a not-very-much-to-see football game. They still came up. It’s crazy how different it has been.” There is plenty of work to do obviously. On Wednesday, Vestavia Hills’ EDGE Jordan Ross – the top senior prospect in the state, according to 247 Sports – listed his top eight and Auburn was not included. Still, in talking with high school coaches and recruits, the progress under Freeze already is significant. “The staff did what they could do, but if your head coach doesn’t recruit then it’s impossible,” Caldwell said of Harsin’s tenure. “This shows you what happens when your head coach does get out there, and he’s recruiting at a high level. Kids react well. We’ve talked to recruit after recruit and they all say that, ‘no head coach is recruiting me harder than Hugh Freeze is.’ That is what it takes, and that wasn’t happening. When you do those things, it makes a dramatic impact.” If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation.

247sports.com AIQ: The future of scouting, recruiting and roster development Jason Caldwell 7–9 minutes On Thursday the NFL Draft kicks off in Kansas City and one of the things that many teams will be looking at as a resource in the draft process is something called AIQ. While the Wonderlic test is something that most people are familiar with because of its use in the NFL Combine, AIQ (Athletic Intelligence Quotient) is the next step in what is becoming a more thorough process to help organizations gauge what players fit what they’re looking for, on and off the field. Developing the 30-minute test along with close friend Jim Bowman while in graduate school, Dr. Scott Goldman has seen things take off in a big way with teams in the NFL, NBA, MLB, UEFA and others taking advantage of the AIQ to help them learn more about the players on their rosters as well as learning more about potential players. “The origin came about when I was in grad school,” Goldman said of the inspiration for AIQ. “I was learning about intelligence theory and at the time the debate was between Ryan Leaf and Peyton Manning. They were talking about how Ryan Leaf was the prototypical quarterback and how he had a rocket for an arm. Peyton Manning was just a winner. I was like ‘I wonder how they’re measuring this and how they’re evaluating it?’ “I came across the Wonderlic, which was based on a theory from 1934, so I went to my friend at the time who is now my business partner (Jim Bowman) and told him how cool it would be if we created a different mousetrap. We spent about 15 years doing it.” So exactly what is the AIQ and how does it work? That’s what they have spent years developing and analyzing. First, Goldman said they had to figure out what it was about sports that made things so difficult to figure out at times. That meant understanding what sports is at the root level, an unsolvable puzzle. “What are the cognitive abilities that you need to solve unsolvable puzzles? We have spent 15 years doing that,” he said. “We didn’t just look at athletes, we looked at firefighters and police officers, astronauts and others. If you think about a quarterback that is asked to scan the defense and identify whether it’s man scheme or zone coverage, it’s very similar to when a firefighter kicks a door in and has to identify the threats and danger from a fire as well as victims to save. “That was its origin. We thought we had a pretty good idea. Then we brought it to the NFL back in 2012 and we published several white papers showing significant correlations for on-field performance, which is pretty exciting.” So what exactly does it measure and how does it work? Goldman said to understand that you first have to figure out what you’re trying to find. That became pretty apparent the more he worked with coaches and athletic administrators during the early formation of AIQ when he was at the University of Arizona before moving the Michigan. Figuring out it had a place in college athletics, Goldman said Arizona used it in every aspect of its programs, which is where AIQ could really begin to make an impact with the transfer portal becoming a huge part of every sport at that level. It has already been used in helping professional teams and even leagues try to understand players better to understand how they would fit in their organizations and the schemes they’re running. With the transfer portal now giving schools less information than ever on the players they are recruiting and a short amount of time to build relationships, Goldman said he feels like there are three keys to how the AIQ could begin helping college programs around the country become more efficient in how they build and handle a roster. “I see three utilities here that have to do with the transfer portal and the collegiate level,” he said. “Number one, is this a good fit? Say you’ve got a receiver at school X that was only running three routes. He was a big, strong, fast guy that they said ‘run a post, run a flag, run a go’. That was it. Let’s say the guy enters the transfer portal and we think this guy is so physically gifted that he’ll be a great fit in our offense. We’re going to run an offense with multiple route decisions and things like that, things that are really complicated. If his AIQ profile suggests he might struggle with that, and that’s why the other school is only running three routes, that might be a good reason. It’s all about fit.” “Two would be, we don’t care if he’s a bad fit because he’s got so many other attributes that we just can’t walk away from him. So it becomes ‘how are we going to develop him?’ That can be with the installs where coaches go ‘is this guy better off where we draw things up on a white board or better off when we’re watching film?’ That’s all about how you can teach most efficiently.” “The third one is positional placement. This happens a lot more in college than it does the pros, but it happens there too. We did this when I was at Michigan. We had a guy, Jedd Fisch, who ironically enough is now at Arizona. Jedd Fisch was our passing coordinator when I was there. We had a wide receiver who was unbelievably athletic. Jedd Fisch was talking about how he was struggling and I jokingly said ‘why don’t we just throw him on the defense?’ He said yes and I asked could you really do that? We turned a receiver into a defensive back and really made him a cover corner. It was just like being gum on a guy’s jersey. The player we flipped ended up getting drafted, I want to say it was third or fourth round. Putting him in a position to have a better fit was that third element, just using someone to the best of his abilities.” A test that takes 30 minutes on an I-pad, Goldman describes AIQ as ‘cognitive gauntlets and takes that are really meant to be engaging’. Comparing them to games such as Candy Crush and Tetris, he said they designed the test to be something that fairly and accurately helps to figure out the possibilities of how someone would fit in at the next level. “When we designed it we wanted to make sure we were accurately capturing the cognitive abilities of anyone from anywhere,” he said. “We purposely created the test to be robust to where if you were born in rural Iowa or inner city Atlanta you could get a true capture. If you were born with a high socioeconomic status or a low socioeconomic status, we could get a good capture. Race, religion, none of that impacts the test.” A former D1 baseball player at Auburn before spending time playing professional baseball in the minor leagues, Tyler Johnstone now serves as the COO for AIQ. Seeing it from both the athlete side as well as the developmental side, Johnstone summed up what it’s all about and how it’s the future of testing for sports teams around the world. 23COMMENTS “The AIQ is a way to deeply understand the strengths and weaknesses of the players you are recruiting, but more importantly for coaches to properly understand how to adapt strategies and techniques to each player based on their learning habits, processing ability, etc,” Johnstone said. “We give a detailed analysis of a player’s cognitive strengths and weaknesses specific to their sport and position. “For example, a quarterback’s high learning efficiency gives him the ability to learn and recall the playbook quickly and accurately. Knowing this as a coach prior to getting the player on your roster, this will allow one to understand the possibilities or limitations before they even step foot on the field. In doing that, it can create a more cohesive bond between player, coach and team.” ">247Sports

i thought the smack talk was for those that want to get "snarky". it sounds like to me some of you just do not want someone posting because you do not like what or how they are saying it. now i try to stay on the smack talk board because that is what i do. but it appears some might just want to limit what is said by certain people and this is sad. freedom of speech and all that. and let me say just about every one on the pol boards break rules all the time. it is not just one or two. some of you complaining do it. all you have to do is go back and read. one cat even just told me two hours ago he was not required to post a link because it was smack talk. really? some post topics and if any discussion come out of it they usually join in but not always. i understand rules but lets not destroy the reason these boards are here. they provide a lot of info and i normally learn something new every day. but lets not cripple the boards where it is not fun. and i would like to say i have never told anyone how to post or to shut up. i am also big enough to apologize when i am wrong or go to far. no one else does. i give it and i freely admit it but so do many across the aisle but you guys on the right NEVER apologize when you are wrong about anything. ok i am going back to my board i can relax some in.

Senate GOP blocks Equal Rights Amendment Al Weaver 3–4 minutes Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked a measure that would have allowed the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to be added to the Constitution. Senators voted 51 to 47 to invoke cloture on a motion to proceed, falling short of the 60 votes it it needed. Sens. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) and Susan Collins (Maine) were the lone Republicans to vote with every Democrat. The ERA passed Congress in 1972, having been first proposed in 1923. Constitutional amendments, under U.S. law, must be ratified by three-quarters of all state legislatures, meaning 38 states. - ADVERTISEMENT - In 2020, Virginia became the 38th state to ratify the ERA, but it did so after the 1982 deadline to ratify the amendment had passed. The Senate resolution would have removed the deadline so that the ERA could become the 28th Amendment. Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Murkowski were the resolution’s lead co-sponsors. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) argued throughout the week that the legislation was needed following the Supreme Court‘s ruling last summer that overturned Roe v. Wade. “This resolution is as necessary as it is timely. America can never hope to be a land of freedom and opportunity so long as half of its population is treated like second class citizens,” Schumer said on the Senate floor ahead of the vote. “There is no good reason — none — for this chamber, this Congress and this nation to bind itself to limitations set 50 years ago,” he continued. “If you look at the terrible things happening to women’s rights in this country, it’s clear we must act. To the horror of hundreds of millions of American people, women in America have far fewer rights today than they did a year ago.” Schumer switched his vote to “no” in order to bring up the bill at another time. Nearly a dozen House Democrats marched across the Capitol to the Senate shortly before the vote began on Thursday to demand that the upper chamber pass the measure. During the trek through the building, members of the ERA Caucus and Democratic Women’s Caucus chanted “what do we want? ERA. When do we want it? Now.” “We’re right outside the Senate chamber while the vote is happening for the ERA right now. So the House is standing, saying to the Senate we need you to make the ERA happen today. ERA now,” Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.), a co-chair of the ERA Caucus, said before entering the Senate chamber. Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), another co-chair of the Caucus, said “gender equality can’t wait, there should be no deadline for that.” “It’s been over 100 years, we deserve for gender equality to be enshrined in the Constitution. We’re gonna go in here, look at our Senate colleagues and demand they do the right thing, do the right thing by the women of this country,” she added. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to The Hill.

E. Jean Carroll attacks Trump lawyer for questioning why she didn't scream during alleged rape Jacob Shamsian 4–5 minutes Former advice columnist E. Jean Carroll leaves federal court after testifying in her rape trial against former President Donald Trump.AP Photo/John Minchillo Donald Trump's lawyer grilled E. Jean Carroll about why she didn't scream as Trump allegedly raped her. Carroll said she's "not a screamer" and fought back against Trump, who weighed 100 more pounds than her. "You can't beat up on me for not screaming," Carroll said. E. Jean Carroll pushed back against questions from Donald Trump's lawyer in court Thursday when the attorney questioned why she didn't scream while the then-mogul allegedly raped her in the 1990s. "I don't need an excuse for not screaming," Carroll said testily. "Women who come forward — one of the reasons they don't come forward is because they're always asked, 'Why didn't you scream?' Carroll said in another part of her testimony Thursday afternoon in Manhattan federal court. "Some women scream. Some women don't. It keeps women silent." Carroll's testimony, under cross-examination, comes in the civil trial for her lawsuit against Trump. Carroll accused him of raping her in a Bergdorf Goodman's department store dressing room in the mid-1990s, and defaming her when he called her a liar after she went public with her claims in 2019. On Wednesday and Thursday, Carroll testified on the stand about the alleged incident. She said Trump recognized her while she was leaving Bergdorf Goodman's one night — she was a celebrated Elle magazine columnist and TV talk show host at the time — and asked for her advice to buy a gift for another woman. Trump suggested the two go to the lingerie department on the sixth floor, where Carroll jokingly insisted that he try on a lacy bodysuit, Carroll said. As the two went into the dressing room, Trump pushed her against the wall and penetrated her with his finger and then his penis, Carroll testified. "It was a horrible feeling because he curved his finger," Carroll said. "As I'm sitting here today, I can still feel it." Carroll said she was laughing at the start of the incident, flirting before the situation became "dark." E. Jean Carroll answers testifies during a civil trial to decide whether former U.S. President Donald Trump raped her and and defamed her by denying it happened.REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg As Trump repeatedly banged her head against the wall, Carroll said Thursday she believed she was still laughing as a "weapon" to "throw cold water over anything." Joe Tacopina, one of Trump's attorneys in the case, asked Carroll why she didn't scream. "I'm not a screamer," Carroll responded. "I was too much in a panic to scream — I was fighting." Carroll said she pushed back against Trump, who she estimated weighed 100 more pounds than her, and eventually pushed him back with her knee. Tacopina repeatedly asked about different reasons why she didn't scream to draw attention during the struggle. "I'm telling you he raped me, whether I screamed or not," Carroll snapped before starting to sob. Tacopina continued to ask various questions about why she didn't scream — whether it was because of the adrenaline running through her, whether it was because she "didn't want to make a scene," or some other reason. "You can't beat up on me for not screaming," Carroll said. "I'm not beating up on you, Ms. Carroll," Tacopina responded. Carroll said she wished she screamed because "more people would have believed me." She also said she regrets bringing her lawsuit "about five times a day" because of the "constant stream" of online harassment she receives from Trump's supporters. "It doesn't feel pleasant to be under threat," she said. this disgusts me. some people are too scared to scream and this is a fact.