“ There’s no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren’t enough criminals one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws. Who wants a nation of law-abiding citizens? What’s there in that for anyone? But just pass the kind of laws that can neither be observed nor enforced or objectively interpreted – and you create a nation of law-breakers – and then you cash in on guilt. That’s the system.”
Ayn Rand. Atlas Shrugged.
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I had read that the law that they’re trying to use against Pres Trump has been blown up and doesn’t really apply to the case they’re trying to make against him.
Has something to do with consumer protection, yet no consumer was harmed.
Odd.
The whole charge is nonsense: Trump doesn’t value his own properties, his accountants and managers do. He just signs off, like every other businessman.
It’s not a trial and what ever someone might think the law is not a law. States and Corps aren’t people and can’t be defrauded.
The law was meant to protect debtors from lenders, but they turned it upside down and are pretending it was meant to protect lenders from debtors.
The old Stalinist line has been updated. It used to be: “Show me the man, I will find the crime.”
Today, when it’s Trump, it’s just: “Show me the man.”
You don’t need a crime, you don’t need a law. You just need a judge — “You’re guilty and I’m sending you away for a long time.”
It’s worse than that.
Just read a story on Raw Story by N.L. Mestel about Trump’s lawyers not being able control their client.
This is in the context of EngerMoron’s court where they are trying to string him up.
Raw Story. N.L. Mestel. ROFLMAO!!!!!
Why would you need to ask this question when the answer is obvious that it’s political? If successful, we will see a lot more of it.
Welfare fraud, food stamp fraud, Covid fraud, etc.
Trump made his banks 100’s of millions and never defaulted.
No way this is political. lol.
In President Trump’s case, there is NO VICTIM, NO CRIME!
EVERY lender was paid in full!
Banks and insurance companies do their own property appraisals. The Trump Organization can say what they want, but banks and insurance companies will do due diligence. This entire suit is hideous and the only people that don’t understand than never sought a mortgage or are blinded by TDS.
Banks operate on the “trust but verify” system. They back up their applicant’s claims with appraisals.
Can Trump just present a check that has “loan repayment” and have everything go away?
It’s all BS.
Even for home equity loans, you’re asked what you think your properties worth, even though the lender will do their own appraisal.
It’s just a foot-in-the-door statement, and is only used to route your app to the right group (depending on loan size).
I.e., a comparable application by voice phone call would be “if you’re loan is under 425k, press one...”