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2025-08-22 Government Corruption

Appeals court throws out $527 million NY civil penalty against Trump

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Posted by Fred 2025-08-22 00:00|| || Front Page|| [261 views ] Top

#1 Judge who fined Trump $500M gets the books thrown at him

Posted by Skidmark 2025-08-22 00:40|| 2025-08-22 00:40|| Front Page Top

#2 ...They knew perfectly well that it was going to be thrown out by an even vaguely unbiased court - but DJT wasn't supposed to win. He was supposed to quit the race, get a case of the dead, or be cheated out of a victory.

Mike

Posted by MikeKozlowski 2025-08-22 06:22|| 2025-08-22 06:22|| Front Page Top

#3 She banked on the fact that the SCOTUS would not a state law case and that every level of tge NY judiciary would be totally corrupt. Her odds were not zero.

Probably should not have picked a mortage deaud case all things considered. She may have wiped out half of Congress by the end of it.

Posted by Super Hose 2025-08-22 06:41|| 2025-08-22 06:41|| Front Page Top

#4 ^Have you considered the theory that these people are simply crazy?

Posted by Grom the Affective 2025-08-22 06:58|| 2025-08-22 06:58|| Front Page Top

#5 Crazy doesn’t get you elected. She’s evil and manipulative. Luckily she is not a criminal mastermind.

Posted by Super Hose 2025-08-22 07:53|| 2025-08-22 07:53|| Front Page Top

#6 Crazy doesn’t get you elected.

It does if your constituency is crazy.

Posted by Grom the Affective 2025-08-22 10:27|| 2025-08-22 10:27|| Front Page Top

#7 Insanity is key to winning elections.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2025-08-22 11:05|| 2025-08-22 11:05|| Front Page Top

#8 Have you considered the theory that these people are simply crazy?

I think they're sociopaths. I don't know if that's considered crazy or just reptilian.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2025-08-22 12:36|| 2025-08-22 12:36|| Front Page Top

#9 I also believe they knew that higher court rulings would go against their lawfare but they figured it was worth it if it generated bad publicity for Trump and cost him big bucks for his legal defense. Whoopi Goldberg on The View got to holler "Guilty!" thirty-four times and they all thought that was wonderful. Soft-headed, gullible women who watch that show were all convinced that it was the truth and they'll never hear about the civil penalty getting tossed. The same goes for the suits against his executive orders but the object there is to obstruct as much as possible.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2025-08-22 12:46|| 2025-08-22 12:46|| Front Page Top

#10 ^It's group dynamics Abu. In-group status is everything.

Posted by Grom the Affective 2025-08-22 12:50|| 2025-08-22 12:50|| Front Page Top

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