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Donald Trump is close to the deadline to post bond in his fraud trial—and he’s screwing himself over even more.

After having reached out to several guarantors and 30 suretors for help posting his $464 million New York bank fraud bond, Donald Trump suddenly wants everyone to know he actually does have the cash.

In a bizarre rant on Friday morning, the man who was found to have defrauded banks and investors by overvaluing himself and the value of his properties claimed that he had accrued the wealth by way of “HARD WORK, TALENT, AND LUCK.”

Trump also admitted he has nearly half a billion dollars in cash.

The confession directly contradicts a filing from his legal team last month arguing that it would be “impossible” to secure a bond covering the full amount of the multimillion-dollar ruling.

Trump’s words will surely help out New York Attorney General Letitia James, who on Wednesday urged an appeals court to ignore Donald Trump’s latest effort to worm his way out of paying the $464 million disgorgement from his bank fraud trial.

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[–] [email protected] 39 points 7 months ago (7 children)

How could this man bring the republic so close to ruin? Our democracy must be in a perilous state indeed.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 7 months ago (2 children)

If he ends up getting enough money from other people, do we really want a President who is so beholden (aka 'owes them') to others in the office?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 7 months ago

Well they elected him when he was a Putin owned stooge. And his family is owned by the Saudis.

So what the hell are a bunch of rubes fleeced for a few hundred million gonna do?

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[–] [email protected] 170 points 7 months ago (13 children)

Call me crazy but I think there's a chance he's lying.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 months ago (2 children)

But do you think he's lying about lying?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago (3 children)

i'm lost. how many lies deep are we here?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Deception Inception, as it were.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 7 months ago

I'm glad the writer with The New Republic doesn't mince words.

Still this is the classic Trump strategy of doubling-down when backed in a corner. If it's worked for him all his life why would he do any different now?

[–] [email protected] 20 points 7 months ago

Clearly one of those old school business wankers who see "must pay within 90 days" and pays at the last minute on the 90th day on principle.

[–] [email protected] 52 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Trump also admitted he has nearly half a billion dollars in cash.

Well, I have one bazillion dollars on hand. Why don't I quit my job? Because I don't want to. /S

[–] [email protected] -1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Dude I totally thought you were serious. It's a good thing you added that /s
🙄

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I have one morbillion dollars but Sony screwed up the release of Morbius so they're not yet realizable

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

Ive already seens storefronts using morbucks. Its the future, i tell you

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

It's morbin time!

[–] [email protected] 26 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I have millions of dollars but they go to another school you don't know them.

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[–] [email protected] 63 points 7 months ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 19 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

'Rap snitches, tellin' all their business

Sit in the court and be their own star witness

"Do you see the perpetrator?"

Yeah, I'm right here

Fuck around, get the whole label sent up for years' -MF Doom, Mr. Fantastik

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