Redditsux@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 days agoBREAKING: Trump’s $515 Million Fraud Penalty THROWN OUT by Appeals Courtwww.mediaite.comexternal-linkmessage-square40linkfedilinkarrow-up1292arrow-down12
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minus-squareMaple Engineer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up55arrow-down3·2 days agoThe court made very clear that Trump, this feckless spawn, and the Trump organizing committed fraud. It just ruled that the judgement was excessive. They’re still guilty. There will still be a penalty. It will just be lower.
minus-squareShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up64·2 days agoIf the fine goes lower, then the fine just becomes the cost of doing business.
minus-squaremuusemuuse@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down2·2 days agoExactly. The courts don’t want to fix anything. They just want their cut.
minus-squareslate@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up18·edit-22 days agoThe fine is what he profitted from fraud plus interest. How could that ever be considered excessive? What a joke.
The court made very clear that Trump, this feckless spawn, and the Trump organizing committed fraud. It just ruled that the judgement was excessive. They’re still guilty. There will still be a penalty. It will just be lower.
If the fine goes lower, then the fine just becomes the cost of doing business.
Exactly. The courts don’t want to fix anything. They just want their cut.
The fine is what he profitted from fraud plus interest. How could that ever be considered excessive? What a joke.