Donald Trump is facing a pair of major legal verdicts in New York that risk wiping out most — if not all — of the cash the billionaire says he has on hand, a potential blow to the presidential candidate whose persona is tied up with financial success and wealth.
Trump on Friday was ordered by a jury to pay $83.3 million to writer E. Jean Carroll for defaming her in 2019 when he denied her sexual-assault allegation. On top of that, a verdict is expected this week in New York’s civil fraud trial, which seeks the return of $370 million in “illegal profits” Trump allegedly made by lying to banks about his wealth to get better terms on loans.
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The timing couldn’t be worse as the likely Republican nominee for the November presidential election already faces mounting legal bills after being charged with 91 criminal offenses in four criminal prosecutions. Trump’s cash and his overall wealth are separate from his campaign finances, which by all accounts are still strong, but that money can’t be used to finance these verdicts.
His followers have plenty of money to give. “Give the orange god king all your money! Give till it hurts, and the god king will reward you!”
They’re already giving him money hand over fist anyway.
He’s been yelling about his Schrodinger’s bank account for years, somehow both full because he’s such a “successful businessman” while at the same time being completely empty because of the “evil liberals” and their “politically motivated” trials.
His supporters eat that shit up, idolizing him because he’s rich and donating to him because he’s broke.
I think it’s wonderful. They are giving everything to a guy who is basically setting their money on fire, meanwhile the GOP is basically broke in several states because everyone gives directly to him instead of the party.
As long as he loses, I think Republicans are going to be hurting for a while when it comes to individual donors.
They also lost the Russia>>NRA>>GOP pipeline.
Being poor doesn’t stop people from voting though. In fact being broke because you’ve given everything to conmen who tell you it’s the other people’s fault may actually increase votership of those people.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/rnc-members-acknowledge-their-fundraising-is-in-the-toilet
I don’t know about “plenty”, the well finally seems to be running dry
I don’t think I’d say the amount of donations is drying up, rather Trump is redirecting funding that could have gone to the RNC to his campaign and legal fees.
That’s why religious leaders are starting to turn on him. He’s cutting in on their racket.
Are people just donating money to him though? Or to his campaign?
They’ll give wherever he tells them to. You think they know or understand the distinction?
Florida tried to pass a bill to give him $5 million of taxpayer money.
You think he cares? Haven’t they already got him facing campaign finance issues?
Or pootin will bail him out.
I commneted in another thread. GOP loves to get elected and then pass laws that they know will be controversial. Say they ban books in school libraries. They know the Left will raise money to fight them, but since the GOP is in charge of the state they know that the local taxpayers will foot the bill while the Left has to ask for donations. Those donations mean that the Left politicians will have less to spend at election time. Trump is doing the reverse for the Right. He’s sucking up all the loose cash that used to go to the Party. Good for him!