Trump NY indictment thread

[BoomerD]

Lol there’s 70 million wise and observant voters who see this filthy librul witch hunt for what it really is!

 

[Indus]

Lol there’s 70 million irrational voters though

Yes..

 

[K1052]

Sure are, haha. At some point with a democracy it comes down to the voters though.

Our in our case the EC.

Trump has yet to win a majority of American voters and probably will come up short again.

 

[BoomerD]

Our in our case the EC.

Trump has yet to win a majority of American voters and probably will come up short again.

Unfortunately, he doesn't need a majority of voters, just a majority of electoral college votes...and, by gawd, if he can't get them by winning the state, he'll steal them with false electors!

 

[dank69]

Looks like the $175M bond was rejected because the paperwork was not completed properly.

 

[ElMonoDelMar]

Looks like the $175M bond was rejected because the paperwork was not completed properly.

They're being given the opportunity to refile with the corrections. I don't think this is going to turn into anything big.

 

[Greenman]

I don't think there should be a legal prohibition from holding office but I think a rational voter would see someone that deeply in debt and decide that someone that compromised shouldn't hold high office.

Trump clearly doesn't have the money to cover these judgments, he said as much to the court, that means these guys have tremendous leverage over him.

There is a vast difference between not having the money and not having the assets.
I don't know how billionaire's operate as I'm not quite there yet (just nine hundred ninety nine million and change to go), but it seems unlikely they would have 400 million in their checking account. They'd be losing twelve million a year to inflation.

The whole deal with a debt cap on presidents would require an in depth financial analyses to determine where they stand. It's not as simple as producing credit card and bank statements.

 

[K1052]

I would not really have a problem with people having to divest all their business interests to become president. Nobody is making them run and we impose other rules on eligibility for the office already.

 

[WelshBloke]

There is a vast difference between not having the money and not having the assets.
I don't know how billionaire's operate as I'm not quite there yet (just nine hundred ninety nine million and change to go), but it seems unlikely they would have 400 million in their checking account. They'd be losing twelve million a year to inflation.

The whole deal with a debt cap on presidents would require an in depth financial analyses to determine where they stand. It's not as simple as producing credit card and bank statements.

I think that there's an absolute argument to be made that if you are standing for high public offices then a really good look through your finances are in order. I'm not talking specifically about Trump but if you are indebted then that needs to be public just to avoid any conflicts of interest.

 

[fskimospy]

There is a vast difference between not having the money and not having the assets.
I don't know how billionaire's operate as I'm not quite there yet (just nine hundred ninety nine million and change to go), but it seems unlikely they would have 400 million in their checking account. They'd be losing twelve million a year to inflation.

The whole deal with a debt cap on presidents would require an in depth financial analyses to determine where they stand. It's not as simple as producing credit card and bank statements.

Yes, real estate developers are famously illiquid but also he had tons of time to prepare. If he had the assets he could have sold them in advance to prepare for a judgment that he knew was going against him (because he is guilty to a level that’s almost comical)

Being a bad businessman doesn’t excuse you from judgments. He couldn’t raise the cash because he’s structured things that way.

 

[cytg111]

I cant find the other thread...

Anyway, the deep state strikes again to protect The Orange Menace.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/03/politics/legal-fights-judge-trump-documents-trial/index.html

 

[Fenixgoon]

I cant find the other thread...

Anyway, the deep state strikes again to protect The Orange Menace.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/03/politics/legal-fights-judge-trump-documents-trial/index.html

Yup saw this earlier. Htf is she not off the case now? The whole thing is ridiculous favoritism to trump

 

[BoomerD]

They're being given the opportunity to refile with the corrections. I don't think this is going to turn into anything big.

Apparently, one of the things he has to provide is a full financial statement and power of attorney. I can't imagine him wanting to do either...but I don't see the court giving him a pass on either...nor looking the other way if he lies in his financial statements.

Donald Trump forced to reveal his finances to save his properties

Documents for Trump's $175 million bond were returned to his lawyers.

www.newsweek.com

he New York County Supreme Court document he shared read:

"The court has returned the documents listed below for the following reasons: Please include a current financial statement and Power of Attorney. Additionally, please list the name of the Attorney-in-Fact under the signature line on the Undertaking. Please use the 'Refile Document' link for Doc. No. 1707 to resubmit the corrected filing. Thank you and have a great day."

 

[[DHT]Osiris]

Apparently, one of the things he has to provide is a full financial statement and power of attorney. I can't imagine him wanting to do either...but I don't see the court giving him a pass on either...nor looking the other way if he lies in his financial statements.

Donald Trump forced to reveal his finances to save his properties

Documents for Trump's $175 million bond were returned to his lawyers.

www.newsweek.com

That's actually a really good point, they'll reach an impasse if he's unwilling to provide his financial data which I suspect he will since it'll likely reveal yet more financial criming. Nice hat trick from the judge.

 

[Thump553]

That's actually a really good point, they'll reach an impasse if he's unwilling to provide his financial data which I suspect he will since it'll likely reveal yet more financial criming. Nice hat trick from the judge.

If his attorneys are at all competent (and given how badly burned he has been on this case and how it goes to his very core being-his money- I strongly assume he now has the best he can hire on this case) this is IMO very big news. I doubt it was an oversight. It goes to the core issues of this case. It will greatly help exposing any recent transfers out of state to avoid creditors (ie the plaintiff). My guess he will outright refuse to give the power of attorney (probably also try to relitigate that issue) and file some sort of bogus full of disclaimers financial data. Stay tuned.

 

[ivwshane]

Why would this not be just another ploy to delay things?

 

[outriding]

The time to challenge the requirements for the bond should have been right after the new bond was negotiated not the day it is due.

I hope this cancels out the 175 million bond and reverts to the ~460 million bond

 

[fskimospy]

Why would this not be just another ploy to delay things?

Delay what though? The actual case is unaffected by this. Is the idea that Trump's plan is to not post the bond and then... what? It doesn't even matter if Trump becomes president again as NYS will just seize his property anyway.

 

[BoomerD]

It's sounding like the paperwork they want is from the bonding agency, not from King Donnie.

Donald Trump's $175m bond rejection raises questions

Everybody is dying to know what the former President's fraud monitor Barbara Jones knows about the flawed paperwork

www.newsweek.com

"The financial statement that is missing does not seem to be Trump's. Rather, the court appears to be demanding these documents from Knight Specialty Insurance Co. to ensure that the company is sufficiently capitalized and authorized to post the bond," Rubin wrote on Wednesday.

 

[allisolm]

Is the idea that Trump's plan is to not post the bond and then... what?

I'm not sure what the what? is, but the article I read said that Trump had not actually given the bonding company ANY of the $175 million, but had put it in an account "pledged" to them. I don't know the technical conditions of an account "pledge", but I sure could envision Trump losing the appeal and the money somehow managing to magically disappear from the account.

Is Trump's $175 million civil fraud bond valid in New York?

Attorney General Letitia James gave Knight Specialty Insurance Company or former President Donald Trump 10 days to "justify the surety" of the bond.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[[DHT]Osiris]

It's sounding like the paperwork they want is from the bonding agency, not from King Donnie.

Donald Trump's $175m bond rejection raises questions

Everybody is dying to know what the former President's fraud monitor Barbara Jones knows about the flawed paperwork

www.newsweek.com

Odds of any organization willing to bond Trump being financially squared away?

 

[fskimospy]

I'm not sure what the what? is, but the article I read said that Trump had not actually given the bonding company ANY of the $175 million, but had put it in an account "pledged" to them. I don't know the technical conditions of an account "pledge", but I sure could envision Trump losing the appeal and the money somehow managing to magically disappear from the account.

Is Trump's $175 million civil fraud bond valid in New York?

Attorney General Letitia James gave Knight Specialty Insurance Company or former President Donald Trump 10 days to "justify the surety" of the bond.

www.cbsnews.com

I mean I wouldn't put it past him to try some shenanigans but if his appeal fails there really isn't much he can do unless he's president and has like the Army invade New York or something. (not entirely implausible)

If the money did disappear from the account then NYS would move to enforce the judgment through property seizures and he can't transfer property out of state without the approval of the court appointed monitor.

 

[BoomerD]

I mean I wouldn't put it past him to try some shenanigans but if his appeal fails there really isn't much he can do unless he's president and has like the Army invade New York or something. (not entirely implausible)

If the money did disappear from the account then NYS would move to enforce the judgment through property seizures and he can't transfer property out of state without the approval of the court appointed monitor.

Well...you know...unless something happens to the court appointed monitor...because, you know...turrible New York crime...
What I think will be funny is when thwy go to liquidate Trump's properties...and come up WAY short of the fines because those properties are so encumbered by loans/mortgages that there's no "value" left to seize.

 

[QueBert]

Odds of any organization willing to bond Trump being financially squared away?

Welp, the owner of the company is apparently worth 9 billion dollars. The question is why would a billionaire business man like that risk $175 million on Trump. You don't become a billionaire by lending people like Trump money. The odds of not getting it back would be pretty damn high. But what I read about him, his 1st business was auto loans to super high risk people at basically loan shark rates when nobody else would loan them money.. You don't get much higher risk that giving $175 to Diaper Don I guess lol.

The paperwork mistake for such a large company seems odd, maybe it was intentional so they could drag this out as long as possible.

 

[Indus]

I'm not sure what the what? is, but the article I read said that Trump had not actually given the bonding company ANY of the $175 million, but had put it in an account "pledged" to them. I don't know the technical conditions of an account "pledge", but I sure could envision Trump losing the appeal and the money somehow managing to magically disappear from the account.

Is Trump's $175 million civil fraud bond valid in New York?

Attorney General Letitia James gave Knight Specialty Insurance Company or former President Donald Trump 10 days to "justify the surety" of the bond.

www.cbsnews.com

Is Trump trying to pay with Trump bucks again??

If the courts had any sense..