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[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 25 points 1 year ago (4 children)
[–] cassetti@kbin.social 23 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

No. He didn't pay anything (as usual). Wealthy elites who want him re-elected have been using super PACs to funnel money to help cover bills like this one. Thanks to the loophole of PACs, they can basically throw as much cash as they want at someone beyond the legal personal contribution to a politician.

This PAC is the one who's directly paying the bills, not the orange clown.

[–] cobra89@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago

I think the poster above you's point was that the people who do work for him usually don't get paid at all regardless of who is paying. Usually Trump would probably just stiff the lawyers so the PAC could use the money for other things like advertising and rallies.

However I think the answer here is the lawyers are demanding the money up front so stiffing them isn't an option.

[–] Treczoks@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago

Well, he probably got the bills. Whether he actually paid them is a different issue.

[–] ninjan@lemmy.mildgrim.com 5 points 1 year ago

I know right, that's the real news here. Probably had to because he's really starting to scrape the barrel. If he didn't he'd soon be at just passed the bar.

[–] keeb420@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

no, but his minions did.