Vice President of MRC Free Speech America Dan Schneider joined Fox & Friends First Thursday morning to deliver a sharp legal reality check on two of the biggest cases currently rocking the American justice system: the high-stakes war against Meta’s addictive algorithms and the Clintons’ long-awaited reckoning over their ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
In a landmark social media trial in Los Angeles, Meta is facing a massive case involving 1,600 plaintiffs who allege the tech giant intentionally designed products to hook children. However, the case hit a "fatal flaw" when the plaintiff’s own therapist admitted under oath that social media was merely a "contributing factor" instead of the actual cause of her patient's mental health issues.
"Did these companies intentionally design the product to have addiction be the product of it, not like negligence, it has to be intentional." @Schneider_DC gives an update on landmark social media trial in California on @FoxFriendsFirst pic.twitter.com/5jMT2BK5cK
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Schneider, an attorney himself, noted that in a court of law, feelings don't beat the four elements of a tort: duty, breach, causation and damage.
Regarding the therapist's testimony, Schneider explained: “It's a really, really tough hurdle that their own witness has brought into this case.” He highlighted how the plaintiff’s counsel was forced into a desperate attempt to "rehabilitate" their own witness, calling it a sloppy move for a case of this magnitude.
The legal drama shifted from Big Tech to Big Politics as Schneider previewed the closed-door depositions of Hillary and Bill Clinton. The "ultimate political survivors" are finally being grilled by professional prosecutors regarding their relationships with Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. Notably, these are prosecutors rather than politicians looking for soundbites.
"In the end, they are going to be left battered and bruised, and I think they are going to get off scot-free." @Schneider_DC predicts what will happen with the Clintons as the House Oversight Committee investigates their relationship with Epstein pic.twitter.com/KFaHEAaa8m
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While the Clintons have spent decades dodging accountability, Schneider warned that this time, the road would be "harder to hoe." Even so, he offered a sobering reminder of the elitist double standard: “In the end, they're goanna be left battered and bruised, and I think they're going to get off scot-free.”
Whether it’s Big Tech giants hiding behind legal technicalities or the Clintons navigating yet another scandal, the theme remains the same: a desperate need for transparency. As Schneider’s analysis makes clear, while the evidence might be "black and white," the path to true accountability for the powerful remains a steep uphill battle.
