Donald Trump verdict: $364 million penalty in civil fraud case

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10 thoughts on “Donald Trump verdict: $364 million penalty in civil fraud case

    1. Trump is indeed a job creator … for the legal industry.

      “ From the 1970s until he was elected president in 2016, Donald Trump and his businesses were involved in over 4,000 legal cases in U.S. federal and state courts, including battles with casino patrons, million-dollar real estate lawsuits, personal defamation lawsuits, and over 100 business tax disputes.[1] He has also been accused of sexual harassment and sexual assault,[2][3] with one accusation resulting in Trump being held civilly liable.[4]

      In 2015, his lawyer Alan Garten called this “a natural part of doing business” in the United States.[5][6] While litigation is indeed common in the real estate industry,[5] Trump has been involved in more legal cases than his fellow magnates Edward J. DeBartolo Jr., Donald Bren, Stephen M. Ross, Sam Zell, and Larry Silverstein combined.[7]”

      https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_and_business_legal_affairs_of_Donald_Trump

    2. Joe,
      Agreed to a point.

      The Attorney General Lietta James of New York and the
      District Attorney of Manhattan both campaigned on going after Trump as
      part of their political platforms to win elections.
      In other words. “ Bring me the man and I will find the crime “.

      In the case of the $ 355 million dollar judgement against Trump. There was no
      victim. The banks and insurance companies that served Trumps businesses,
      they NEVER filed suit.

      Now we are finding out in Georgia, that the prosecutor acted very unethically or
      even criminal.

      Trump has been the center of many false allegations by our national news media,
      so called fact checkers, and our governmental institutions. ** That should be
      very concerning to all people regardless of political affiliation. **

      I stopped supporting Trump when he refused to concede the 2020 election.
      But what is happening now is nothing but spiteful retribution.

    3. He’s in trouble for running two sets of books, Keith. The other set of victims is the government that he underpaid … citizens like us.

      This idea there’s no victim is quite curious to me. Either the rule of law matters, or it doesn’t. That appears to be a tacit admission, that yes, he broke the law and screwed some banks, but there shouldn’t be consequences … is not how America works. I mean, when someone pulls you over for speeding, do you get to tell them that you didn’t hurt anyone and they just tear up the ticket and walk away?

      If acting unethically or criminal is disqualifying behavior for someone, Trump should’ve been laughed back up the escalator. His long history of acting unethically or criminally predates his run for office. There’s a reason some of us never supported him from day one, and I at least am not the least bit surprised at how things went.

      If you’re telling me you’re bothered by people acting illegally, how on earth could you have ever supported him to begin with?

      I’m not sure what you’re saying by blaming the media for everything. Are you just upset they documented that the man cannot open his mouth without lying? Remember when people tried to tell us the office was going to change him? How’d that work out?

      Trump is the classic case of someone who’s gotten away with it his entire life and in response, just keeps escalating his crimes. Which probably explains why he used the court decision yesterday as an excuse to do more fundraising, to find more people willing to pay his legal bills for him. He’s running a scam on them too.

  1. Libby loved the Donald and his constant campaign contributions until the day that he came to his political senses and interrupted Hillary’s landslide victory. Libby is still scorned.

  2. The only problem I have with all of this is the fact that developers/legit business people in NYC/New York have known for decades that this clown was a fraud, con and a crook and did nothing to stop him.

  3. Back in the mid to late 80s, Trump was involved in several matters that were referred to the US Attorneys office for review and investigation, mostly related to bankruptcy cases involving Trump. The USA for the Southern District of New York refused to bring any charges, despite the recommendation of many within the office. The USA for SDNY was none other than a man name Rudy Giuliani, who ran (unsuccessfully) for Mayor of New York in 1989, then was elected Mayor in 1993. According to the campaign finance reports filed by Rudy’s campaign organizations, some of the largest contributors to his campaign were Donald Trump, Trump family members and executives in the Trump organization. One does not have to work too hard to make a connection to the lack of criminal charges and campaign contributions coming from Trump. I believe the term is quid pro quo.

    Trump is and always has been a complete narcissist and sociopath. He is a grifter and his biggest grift ever is his political life. For him, it is the rallies and power of the office that motivates him. He has always taken advantage of the little guy and continues to do so, convincing people to give him money that a real billionaire would not need.

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