NY Is Ready To Seize Trump By The Balls
The clock is ticking down until Trump "finds" half a billion dollars or loses almost all of his NY properties.
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This coming Monday is the deadline for Trump to hand over almost half a billion dollars to the state of New York. He can either fork over a half a billion dollar bond in order to appeal, or he has to fork over half a billion dollar fine, period. One way or another, that money has to show up or Attorney General Letitia James is coming for it.
And she is fucking coming for it:
(CNN) - The New York attorney general’s office has filed judgments in Westchester County, the first indication that the state is preparing to try to seize Donald Trump’s golf course and private estate north of Manhattan, known as Seven Springs.
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Entering a judgment would be the first step a creditor would take to attempt to recover property. Additional steps, such as putting liens on assets or moving to foreclose on properties, or taking other actions in court would follow, if the asset is going to be seized.
Will Trump suddenly pay up with his own money? After all, he’s a BILLIONAIRE, something he hasn’t shut the fuck up about for literally decades. But Trump is pathological when it comes to not using his own money to pay for things. His lawyers have to have told him there’s an extremely good chance they will lose on appeal. Putting up his own money means that money is as good as gone.
So Trump will do anything to use someone else’s money because once he loses, he’ll just refuse to pay. That is what he always does. He brags about how he cheats people out of their money. It’s curious that his base loves this about him. I thought they hated elites who screw the average American? I guess they’re all just assholes. Who knew?
But if I know that, so do all of the companies that might lend him half a billion dollars. This would, of course, explain why no one wants to lend him half a billion dollars. Everyone knows that Trump is a lying ratfuck cheat. Who would take the risk?
MAGA Meltdown Monday
It will be interesting to see what happens on Monday. Will an appeal court take pity and give Trump an extension or reduce the amount of money he has to fork over? I seriously hope not. Not because he’s Trump, but because I’m fucking tired of the rich getting to play by a different set of rules.
If I was slapped with a $200,000 fine, I would not be given an extension or allowed to beg for a lower amount because it was financially ruinous. That’s too fucking bad for me. Enjoy bankruptcy! So why should a “billionaire” who committed massive financial fraud be given any more leeway than the rest of us? I can’t shake the feeling this is the most likely scenario.
Then again, it’s always possible Trump will “magically” find the money. When asked if Trump was on his knees blowing Putin or the royal family of Saudi Arabia for money, imbecile Trump lawyer Alina Habba forgot to lie and say, “My goodness, no! What a disgusting question to ask! Future president Donald Trump would never compromise national security in such a way!”
Instead, she all but confirmed this was exactly what Trump the fucking traitor was doing:
One wonders what Trump is promising in return for a half-billion-dollar gift. And how he plans to explain to the public where it came from at the last second. “Oh, my good friend Vladimir is helping me out of the goodness of his heart! No strings attached!” Even the most mindless MAGA cultist might question that. Maybe.
A third possibility is that Trump actually does have the money and he’s been lying the entire time in order to bluff his way to a lower amount. That seems unlikely since there is a court-appointed monitor overseeing his business and they would, presumably, know if he has half a billion stashed somewhere and was fucking around.
A last possibility is that Trump will allow New York to start seizing his properties because he feels the “persecution” will play well with his moron base and improve his chances in November. That also seems unlikely. Trump’s greed is a core feature of his being. Giving up most or all of his NY real estate would be intolerable.
On top of that, there’s a very real chance that Trump is heavily in debt on his properties. This means, for instance, a building worth $100 million is in debt for $90 million. I’m not a finance guy but if the state seizes property where 90% of it is in debt, you don’t get to put the full value of the property to the money you owe. In other words, Trump doesn’t get $100 million knocked off his bill. Only $10 million. Or nothing at all if he owes more than the building is worth.
Remember, Trump is a historically terrible businessman. Every single business he has ever run has failed, requiring massive bailouts from his father, the mob, and Russian oligarchs, all of whom illegally funneled money to a loser. What are the chances Trump has magically learned how to be successful in the last decade?
If James starts seizing properties and Trump owes money on all of them, she’s going to end up seizing every property until he has nothing left. Kind of hard to pretend you’re a billionaire when you don’t own a single building and you’re living off of donations from rubes.
Don’t get TOO excited for Monday, though. Even if AG James starts the process of seizing properties, it’s going to be a slow and tedious process. It’s not like repossessing a car. But if she does kick off the fireworks, it’s going to be fun watching the Trump meltdown every hour of every day until he loses in November.
There are 227 days until the 2024 election. Vote blue like your life depends on it.
I’m ok with however long it takes. Bleed him dry, drop by drop.
Trump’s meltdown will be entertaining for us! MAGA will explode!🤯