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Roy Blackmedia/journalist

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Event Description

Roy Black declines to comment on a 'trump story' and states he intends to withhold public commentary until after filing a pleading regarding the plaintiff's position on remedies, at which point he will be free to comment on the pleading.

Quoted Evidence

we have no comment on the trump story. We are finalizing our pleading regarding the plaintiff's position on remedies. I intend to hold off commenting until we file it. After that I will be free to comment on the pleading which will address your question.

Trafficking Assessment

Likelihood

5%

Confidence

95%

Thread Prior

5%

Reasoning

This is a standard attorney no-comment statement to media declining to discuss pending litigation, with a strategy to reserve commentary until after a legal filing. The reference to 'trump story' and 'plaintiff's position on remedies' indicates civil litigation strategy, not trafficking activity. High confidence in low score due to unambiguous legal-procedural language.