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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] 49 points 7 months ago (5 children)

Poor guy, I feel really bad for him. Sure hope nothing else happens to ruin him. It'd be really bad if he was forced to go to jail too. On the bright side, at least he'd match the jumpsuit. Maybe he could write a script about his poor, difficult life and call it "The Color Orange."

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I'm sure people have been making "orange is the new black" jokes for a while now.

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 7 months ago

This is a perfect time for the people that have quietly tolerated him to do nothing.

[–] [email protected] 64 points 7 months ago

When Trump gets really desperate he usually commits a bunch of crimes. I wonder what’s going to happen in the next week, and what we’ll hear about a couple months from now, and how the trial will go in 2032.

[–] [email protected] 40 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Simply lovely

[–] [email protected] 77 points 7 months ago (1 children)

WITCH HUNT!

-Rapist with a half billion judgement against him

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[–] [email protected] 58 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

The going price for the 2024 election is $464M. I hope not... But I bet somebody will pick up the tab.

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

I will Laugh my Arse off when he Loses his Properties.

[–] [email protected] 69 points 7 months ago (3 children)

So when does he go to jail for failing to pay millions? Why should I pay anything I owe?

[–] [email protected] 45 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Because you don’t have enough money to juggle several cases and appeal to prolong them until after you die.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It was rhetorical. But, apparently neither does he.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Nah but he’s crowdfunded by rubes who think they’re doing the right thing after years of indoctrination and manipulation.

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

They literally don't have enough. There's a gofundme but the small donors are donating like $100 max and the big ones know it's a bad investment.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

I'm also LOLing out loud

[–] [email protected] 34 points 7 months ago

The sad news is that this is relatively sane compared to the water-defeats-magnets or the they’ll-rename-Pennsylvania-if-you-don’t-vote-for-me rants, just in the last couple of weeks.

His loss of great sums of money has likely sharpened his demented dysphasia temporarily.

Not that Oklahoma or South Carolina will not vote all out for him. Reality isn’t relevant to them.

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