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I mean, why wouldn't he? The last time he sued them, he ended up $16 million richer. The thing about stupid people is they generally learn by behavioural conditioning more than anything else. Rat push button, rat get reward, so rat push button again.
ABC thought they were buying safety for a mere $16 million, which was pocket change to them. In reality, all they did was tell Trump where the treats can be found. Now he's gonna be like a dog that found a cookie in the couch cushions one time, and so now goes rooting around in there every time he can because there might be another one.
This is the most apt description of Trump and this situation I have ever seen.
And we all said at the time, that's not how blackmail works. Once they've gotten money out of you, you can count on them coming back for more.
Your dog analogy reminded me of a story I once heard, about a guy walking his dog. One day, his dog found a package of pork chops that were inexplicably hidden under a bush. For that dog, it was literally like finding buried treasure. It made such an impact on him, that he checked under that bush on every wall, for YEARS.
Man, if only the TV network, ABC, had ever made any type of story related to Blackmail. I bet if they had made some sort of Soap Opera type program, they may have had an inkling how that may go. Alas.