The good thing about this ruling is that he can’t claim anything anymore, at least as far as this court is concerned. For them, he’s done. He had his chance to put up a defense and he refused to cooperate, and they’re not going to give him a forum.
He gets no trial. He gets no chance to call witnesses or cross examine anyone. That’s the price he pays for refusing to make a good faith effort.
I realize he can still whine and moan and hope that right wing outlets will pick him up. But the court has made it clear that all of his previous whining and moaning has contributed to this verdict, and he’s at the point where he’s actively hurting himself by doing more.
This almost never happens, but this is a genuinely good step.
