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Donald Trump has no idea how to post bond in the fraud trial—and he’s absolutely losing it.

In just shy of a week, Donald Trump’s $454 million judgment from his New York bank fraud trial will become collectible, either by way of liquid cash or financial assets—and it has officially sent Trump into meltdown mode.

The notoriously sleep-deprived GOP presidential nominee spent the better part of Monday night shouting into the void about the massive, half-billion-dollar judgment and his apparent inability to pay it off, bemoaning being required to follow the law before being allowed to appeal the case.

“I would be forced to mortgage or sell Great Assets, perhaps at Fire Sale prices, and if and when I win the Appeal, they would be gone. Does that make sense? WITCH HUNT. ELECTION INTERFERENCE!” Trump posted Tuesday morning.

“I shouldn’t have to put up any money, being forced by the Corrupt Judge and AG, until the end of the appeal. That’s the way system works!” he added, forgetting that he’s being held to the same standards as every private citizen.

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 7 months ago (3 children)

I'm a little worried this is going to galvanize his base, but it is still deeply satisfying to watch his life collapse around him, especially knowing that the criminal trials haven't even started yet.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

We're not gonna see the criminal trials before the election.

Now if he doesn't win, oh baby it's gonna be juci

[–] [email protected] 25 points 7 months ago (1 children)

We have to get beyond the fear of pissing off his base. The sooner we do it the better. This shit head should have been held accountable years ago, but we were worried about his base, now look at the mess. It will only get worse. Its time to get to work.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

Yeah, I didn't say don't prosecute him, I said I was a little worried it might galvanize his base. It also might go the other way; it makes him look weak, and authoritarian strongmen can never look weak, plus it really dispels the myth of his vast wealth. But either way, pointing out this may be beneficial to Trump's campaign doesn't mean I said the civil/criminal trials against him should be dropped.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Russia if you’re listening… 🙏

[–] [email protected] 21 points 7 months ago (1 children)

He should borrow vast amounts of money from his loyal supporters: "Empty your lifetime savings accounts, I promise I'll pay everything back with interests!".

Then we'll see how much his followers really trust him when they need to put their own future on the line...

[–] [email protected] 16 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I'm not sure if this a joke or not but he has already been doing literally exactly that for like, the last 7 or 8 years.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Was he not describing his fundraising as donations so far? You donate money you don't think you need at all. But you should be able to lend money you don't need in the near future. I would bet some of his "loyal" supporters would start to doubt if they were asked to lend too much of what they own.

[–] [email protected] 49 points 7 months ago

Of course he cries election interference, but just a reminder that Donald Trump could have taken a few years off of campaigning to spend time to properly defend himself in court and then run again when it was over. That was always allowed. But we all know why he insists on running right now despite the mountain of felony indictments against him. He knows he is going to lose every court case because he's guilty as fuck and wants to use the office of president to wash away these crimes he committed with a self-pardon.

The very fact that he can't post bond is proof that he is at the end of his rope. Time to pay back all the money you defrauded the people of New York, Crooked Don.

[–] [email protected] 54 points 7 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 17 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I'd rather he had a Game of Thrones-esque ending before that eventuality happened. He should watch everything he ever got in life get torn from him bit by bit first, before having some totally mediocre ending on a toilet seat shitting himself.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago

That is how I felt about the game of thrones ending, I loved that show and the books and the I watched it all get torn away by the writers in the last season and felt like I died alone shitting on a toilet. You're right, that would be worse.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (4 children)

No, that would be letting him off the hook too easy. i wish he had to answer for his crimes and die at age 105 in jail with not a single dime to his name, with mandatory daily therapy sessions so he can start recognizing the damage he's done and feel remorse.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Remorse would be fatal to a man with that many horcruxes...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

With the threat he poses, I'm fine with that. Pay him millions to go to Russia if it means he drops off the face of the Earth with regards to socials and politics.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 7 months ago

More importantly, it let's other people like him get off easy if he isn't convicted to set a precedent. I don't care if he lives or dies. I care about the rest of those snakes.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 7 months ago

I don't really care if he got "off the hook" if that happens because he's dead.

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