I can't believe I'm asking this, but it's 2017…is this real?
— ImpeachTheTurkey (@HappyHappyBeans) May 25, 2017
Earlier today, cartoonist Berkeley Breathed posted a photo of a letter he claims he received from Donald Trump’s attorney:
https://twitter.com/rebeccaallen/status/867846272379535360
https://twitter.com/W7VOA/status/867859077623414784
https://twitter.com/DefenseBaron/status/867857406654652416
Sounds pretty crazy, right? It didn’t take long for the letter to spread on social media.
https://twitter.com/marynmck/status/867863935189487616
Oh my. Trump's lawyers are threatening to sue Bloom County's Berkeley Breathed for using his likeness in merchandise advertising. https://t.co/sPP2IC5iPx
— Jim Griffith (@JimGriffith_SV) May 25, 2017
Let 'em sue. Discovery on damages will be a blast!
— JDN (@thereisnorule6) May 25, 2017
https://twitter.com/numberonehen/status/867865370027339777
Fascism comes at you fast!! #NOFASCISTUSA
— Jennifer ? I?TMF!! ? (@jlheelan) May 25, 2017
… Then they came for the cartoonists… #BerkeleyBreathed #freeBloomCounty https://t.co/MMS9pBpzRP
— WeSeeTheGOP (@tmderrickson) May 25, 2017
https://twitter.com/djkajibee/status/867861580980998144
This is the most anti-American thing Cheeto has done yet, and that's saying something because he's a Russian puppet.
— no (@WideLightImages) May 25, 2017
Yeah … but is it legit?
https://twitter.com/quackersp/status/867859451306328064
https://twitter.com/TheSamGrady/status/867851042523721728
Is this a joke? Can't tell any more.
— Elizabeth Rodriguez (@LibbyBlog) May 25, 2017
https://twitter.com/NoahCRothman/status/867863515607990273
Good news for your health, Noah. All signs point to this being fake:
Kasowitz letterhead from last year below. They did lose one name partner since, but I doubt the redesign was so radical. pic.twitter.com/IBzDLqWpYj
— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) May 25, 2017
https://twitter.com/lachlan/status/867863928424075264
Trump lawyer Marc Kasowitz to us via email, on this Berkeley Breathed post: "This is a fraud, not true." https://t.co/QeiUiodNjL pic.twitter.com/lCwlf4Y0Bt
— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) May 25, 2017
Guys the Kasowitz spokeswoman just got back to me to confirm the letter is fake. I'm definitely the first to tweet this and not 30 late
— Jesse Singal (@jessesingal) May 25, 2017
OK, then. Everybody can relax.
https://twitter.com/NoahCRothman/status/867861853271142401
Oh well. At least the damage has been done, right? And that’s the important thing.
More than 10K people had shared this (now confirmed to be fake) letter purporting to be from Trump's lawyer —> https://t.co/XIuEdYD4xh
— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner) May 25, 2017