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[–] paddirn@lemmy.world 148 points 9 months ago (4 children)

He should be ordered to pay something back to the American public for his frivolous term in office.

[–] WashedOver@lemmy.ca 74 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (3 children)

There's a motion being proposed to make Trump give up the ~~$8+~~ *7.8 million in foreign donations he illegally accepted while in office.

[–] ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 26 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I'd fully support this proposition. And if the companies can't cough up, then nationalize them, fill those hotels with the homeless. Would do more good for the country than anything that man has done in his entire life.

[–] nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 9 months ago

He stopped leasing the hotel when he left DC. I think a trailer park would look good on his useless golf courses though.

[–] Treczoks@kbin.social 8 points 9 months ago (2 children)
[–] WashedOver@lemmy.ca 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I wish but there should be a correction. It's 7.8 million.

[–] Treczoks@kbin.social 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I would not insist on financial penalties, I'd be fine with Trump behind bars for as long as normal people would end there for crimes on similar level.

[–] Transporter_Room_3@startrek.website 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Financial penalties = only a crime for the poor

[–] sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Financial penalties apportioned as a direct percentage of net wealth on the other hand would be pretty cool.

[–] Treczoks@kbin.social 0 points 9 months ago

You are aware that faking down ones worth and income is the main reason that millionaires pay less taxes than normal working people?

[–] Pretzilla@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Triple damages or gtfo, please

[–] ZILtoid1991@kbin.social 6 points 9 months ago

Is there a breakdown on who donated to him? Maybe I can find some Hungarian GONGO there, to use it as an argument against the sovereignty law.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago

I think we are all due some money from all the pain and suffering he's inflicted on this nation.

[–] gregorum@lemm.ee 5 points 9 months ago

The New York, Attorney General is trying to get $370 million for the people of New York

[–] AnneBonny@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 9 months ago

Ought to, but I don't imagine it would be easy to get politicians on board with that.

[–] rigatti@lemmy.world 45 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Soooooo what happens when he never pays it?

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 39 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

This will be part of where the seized assets go as they are all liquidated. Basically the NYT will make a claim in court after the sentence on the civil fraud case is decided. At this point, every person Trump ever owed money to will be going after their piece.

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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 42 points 9 months ago (2 children)
[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 16 points 9 months ago

I love you fucking nerds.

[–] ThunderWhiskers@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

I hate that single note more than any other note of music. I have been woken from a deep slumber by that stupid sad trombone note too damn many times.

[–] Tedesche@lemmy.world 36 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Yeah, he's never going to willingly pay that bill. A court will have to order the money taken from him.

[–] athos77@kbin.social 36 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I like the idea of him defying the order and the Times getting one of those court orders that let them seize various of his possessions until they reach the amount owed. Could you imagine the fit he would throw if they walked in and had a plumber start removing his gold toilet? I also wonder what things they might find as they seize his stuff - what if there's another box of national secrets next to the gold toilet?

[–] aseriesoftubes@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

At this point, any documents he still has have been sold to the highest bidder or destroyed. They’re far more likely to find a pile of soiled adult diapers next to his gold-plated throne.

[–] sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 0 points 9 months ago

Except for that secret stash buried right off the tee of that chintzy New Jersey golf court.

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

I think it'll be pretty easy for them, actually. Once the sentence in the civil fraud cause is decided, they should be able to make a claim.

[–] Steve@startrek.website 5 points 9 months ago

Even then, get in line.

[–] gwildors_gill_slits@lemmy.ca 31 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Has he ever paid for anything?

[–] Arthur_Leywin@lemmy.world 19 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] TheJims@lemmy.world 28 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Nobody knows more about losing frivolous lawsuits than Donald Trump believe me.

[–] TechyDad@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago

Big strong men come up to him, with tears in their eyes, saying "how do you do it, sir? How do you lose so many lawsuits?!!!"

[–] GladiusB@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

Probably the best thing he is good at.

[–] HiddenLayer5@lemmy.ml 4 points 9 months ago

YUGE abuse of the legal system! The YUGEST!

[–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 25 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] Introversion@kbin.social 10 points 9 months ago

You misspelled whining.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 17 points 9 months ago (2 children)

If he actually has to pay this, he'll be just redistributing his teabagger fanboi money to the NYT...

[–] TheLight@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 9 months ago

On the plus side, it will be hilarious for said teabagger fanbois to know that they indirectly funded NYT.

[–] HiddenLayer5@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago

I mean, not the NYT directly, but whichever law firm represents them. Probably a lib one though which would still get their blood boiling.

[–] Snapz@lemmy.world 14 points 9 months ago

Is there a website that tracks what he's been mandated to pay by courts and what he's actually paid?

[–] dudinax@programming.dev 10 points 9 months ago

I'd like to see some follow up. Does he ever pay any of these fines?

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