Posted on 02/28/2024 10:44:41 AM PST by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s lawyers told a New York appellate court Wednesday that he’s prepared to post a $100 million bond to halt collection of his staggering civil fraud penalty, arguing that provisions of the verdict make it impossible for the former president to secure a bond for the full amount.
Trump’s lawyers floated the offer in court papers asking the state’s mid-level appeals court for an order preventing New York Attorney General Letitia James’ office from enforcing the $454 million judgment while his appeal plays out. Trump would have to post the full amount to pause collection automatically.
The appeals court was expected to hear arguments at an emergency hearing Wednesday.
Trump’s lawyers argued that a provision in Judge Arthur Engoron’s Feb. 16 ruling banning Trump, his company, and co-defendants from obtaining loans from New York banks for three years prevents them from obtaining a bond covering the full judgment. In all, Trump and his co-defendants owe more than $465 million.
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Money that could and should be going to winning elections for President and for downballot Republicans
For reference: CNN is paying Don Lemon about 1/4th as much to go away. LOL
"NY Kangaroo will say NO"
After which they will confiscate all his NY properties and turn them into housing for their "migrants".
The only difference is Trump will get his cash back on appeal. LOL Everybody who donated to Haley won't get their cash back.
When is the GOP going to do the same at the state level to democrats? That’s the only thing that will fix this.
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⚡️Campaign Finance 🧵: Letitia James, threadreaderapp.com, good graphcs at web site
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The first thing you’ll notice is how pols use their campaign funds to supplement their lifestyles to a degree middle America could never dream of.
In 2023 alone, Letitia James spent over $28,500 on hotels. Over $15,000 of that was spent on luxury hotels in Puerto Rico.
Then there’s the airfare. In the 5 years she’s been the New York State AG, James’ has spent over $84,000 on airfare to fly herself all over the country.
This includes private jet rentals. She’s billed her campaign over $20,000/year for meals. And no, these aren’t large catering events. These are receipts for everything from $18 at Dunkin Donuts to $60 at Dave & Busters to $165 at an oyster bar in Massachusetts and then $700 at a steakhouse in Brooklyn.
Then there’s thousands spent on Ubers and Lyfts. Tens of thousands spent on “office” at everywhere from Target to BJ’s wholesale. Over $7,000 dropped at a nightclub in NYC and billed as “office.”
I could go on… the multiple stays at the Beverly Hills Wilshire, the $65,000 in “reimbursements” to “campaign consultants” which could literally be anything.
Speaking of campaign consultants, can anyone tell me why state Attorney General Letitia James would need to spend over $300,000 in a single year on campaign consultants when they *just* won re-election the previous November?
What could she possibly be consulting on? Furthermore, why do these million dollar “campaign consultancy firms” always seem to be ran out of random 2 bedroom apartments? I’m not accusing Ms. James of breaking the law w her expenditures.
But considering the high bar she set for Trump in his civil fraud case, I find it more than a little galling that she plays so fast and loose w what she deems to be “legitimate campaign expenses.”
$4,335 at “Nathan’s Luxlifestyle” on Martha’s Vineyard last August? Mmm hmm. $5,122 dropped at the “48 Lounge” in NYC last September under expense code “office.” Righhhtttt….
So you might be wondering, where does all this money Letitis’s spending come from? Well here’s where things get interesting.
Because it appears our holier than thou Attorney General, Ms. James, has gotten herself wrapped up in the ghost donor scam.
Now I knew the ghost donor bots weren’t just operating at the federal level but I had no clue how big it was at the state level.
Here’s a list of Ms. James’ total donations and their corresponding receipts by year… anything jump out at you?
Obviously 2022 is off the charts. Over 32,500 receipts and over 62% are from out of state. Who the heck donates to an Attorney General, running in a totally safe seat, in a whole other state?!
Answer: Ghost donors. Take for instance this woman named Suzanne, from Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Ms. Suzanne has to be one of the most faithful Democrat donors on the planet. Not only did she make 3,232 individual donations to ActBlue in just one year (2022) totaling more than $46,193
But she also found the time and money to also make 25 separate donations (for $266) to Letitia James’ campaign and another 9 (for $305) to Kathy Hochul!
And she didn’t stop there! I found Suzanne’s name on the donor rolls in Nevada, Idaho and Virginia!
Or how about this lovely old lady Barbara from Silver Springs, Maryland. Ms. Barbara, a retired 71 year old widow living in a modest townhouse, not only made 1547 donations to ActBlue at the federal level totaling more than $37,000
She also gave Letitia James $610 total in 34 separate transactions and then she sprinkled some money in Nevada, Massachusetts and Wisconsin!
I could go on but you get the point. Almost every name I grabbed from James’ 2022 donor list had AT LEAST 200+ donations at the fed level for 2022 and tons of them had over 2,000.
Dems have been planning this since Trump came down the escalator.
It's not a burden on the state to accept the $100 million dollar bond, but it will be a burden to prove that barring Trump from New York banks wasn't an intentional move to violate his rights.
-PJ
Thanks Liz. I suppose Stefanik could propose a NY ghost donor investigation, but you can imagine what would happen.
>After which they will confiscate all his NY properties and turn them into housing for their “migrants”.
A question for anyone: If Loony Letitia confiscates his NY properties, will Trump then have to post any bond to appeal? If he then wins on appeal, can he force NY to pay him the value of the properties and use the same interest rate the state was going to charge him?
EC
You’re right.
The donkey party has worked too hard to ruin Trump in advance of this year’s national election to start now feigning the administration of blind justice. They’re in the same position as Caesar, being asked, thumb up, or thumb down, according to his whim of the motion. The heck they will let him squirm off any hook.
whim of the moment
A top to bottom scouring of James’ ghost donors is warranted.
P Trump should start a GiveSendGo account and ask directly for 5 million people to donate $100 each to the fund.
This would go viral and give a GIGANTIC MIDDLE FINGER to the deep state cabal.
Miss James is in trouble.
When you put the scope on the King, expect the same on you.
She isn’t very smart, nor her Biden handlers.
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I’d definitely support that.
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