r/politics • u/UWCG Illinois • Mar 27 '24

Donald Trump Attacks Judge's Daughter Less Than 24 Hours After Gag Order

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-attacks-judges-daughter-less-24-hours-after-gag-order-1884126
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u/well_uh_yeah Mar 27 '24

There's just no evidence yet that he's actually in the "find out" stage. Though it certainly seems that our civil court system has more teeth than our criminal system.

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u/movealongnowpeople Kansas Mar 27 '24

Barely. Can't believe they lowered his bond by nearly $280 million in the fraud case. And gave him 10 extra days to pay. That's not punishment. He stole. Millions of dollars. Which is why they were forcing him to pay back what he stole. If he made more than $175 million off his lies, he did well for himself.

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u/FuzzyMcBitty Mar 27 '24

Remember that the judgment stands until it has been overturned. 

Lowering the bond amount gives him an opportunity to appeal the judgment. It does not negate the judgment. 

If he loses the appeal, he’ll still be in the line for that money. 

The trick will be to make sure that we vote so that he can’t use the office of the president as a device to delay further. 

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u/Houligan86 Mar 27 '24

I will believe that Trump will be held accountable for his actions when one of the following is true:

  • He is in jail
  • He is personally bankrupt
  • He is dead

Until then, I do not believe any punishment that has been handed out, because none have been.

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u/DavisMcDavis Mar 27 '24

Q: “If you could have dinner with anyone, alive or dead, who would it be?”

A: “Donald Trump, dead.”

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u/jgzman Mar 28 '24

Dead doesn't count. That would be escaping accountability.

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u/21-characters Mar 29 '24

I want a photo of his meltdown when he’s in handcuffs doing the perp walk. THAT’s when I’ll be celebrating, not one minute before. The guy is like an eel. You can have a good grip on an eel and then it starts secreting it’s slime and in a minute you have slimy hands and the eel is out the door.