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Trump Drops Lawsuit Against Judge Who Doomed His Company (www.thedailybeast.com)

submitted 1 year ago by DevCat@lemmy.world to c/usa@lemmy.ml

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A week into his bank fraud trial, Donald Trump late Thursday night dropped his oddly aggressive lawsuit against the judge overseeing the case—a move that had been seen as a last-minute scramble to avert a potential unraveling of the tycoon’s real estate empire.

But that happened anyway when Justice Arthur F. Engoron concluded the former president was a serial liar who faked the size of his buildings and value of his properties for years, ordering the family business’ licenses to be revoked.

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[–] foofiepie@lemmy.world 45 points 1 year ago (4 children)

He could’ve kept a low profile and gotten away with everything. Now things are seemingly starting to tip the other way.

All because he wanted to be president? Surely he’d know that doing so would invite the highest levels of scrutiny. Sheesh.

[–] Wiz@midwest.social 36 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Well, he expected to lose, and then leverage grievances from that into more safe grifting. Instead he was forced into a job he didn't want, half-assed it, but managed to get himself into trouble.

But he found out "Presidents are above the law" so it turned into a pretty good gig for him as a serial criminal. Emoluments be damned. But he kept criming because he's never faced consequences ever, and crimed to hide other crimes.

You're right, though. That Jenga tower is seriously wobbling.

[–] lingh0e@lemmy.film 10 points 1 year ago

That's such a succinct summation of his presidency.

[–] Cerbero@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

IIRC he wanted to start Trump TV or something like that so it was a publicity stunt to start with. Problem was the dog caught the car.

[–] DoctorWhookah@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I don’t think he ever wanted to be president. If you can find the footage of election night when it was announced that he won, the look on his was terror. Like he realized in that fraction of a second that he was in over his head.

I do however think he looked at all the other politicians lining their pockets and decided he wanted some of that action.

Of course this isn’t his first attempt. Does anyone here remember when he tried to get the Democratic nomination?

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

He thought Oprah would be willing to be his VP. Lol. He's the VP of those two.

Yeah he was shocked, and his daughter was openly crying, and those weren't happy tears.

[–] DAMunzy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 year ago

He was surprised he became president. All the political wonks thought Clinton was going to win.

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

His "business model" for his entire fucking life has been seeking attention and then leveraging his fame (or notoriety) to make money. If he'd ever kept a low profile, he would now just be a weird-looking old fat guy with a shitty haircut and orange skin.

[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

That's not a haircut, that's an obscenely expensive hand weaved mat of his own hair. Basically a very expensive hair piece that looks worse and costs more.