At least one of Trumpās four criminal trials is set to begin while the others are now in jeopardy
After five decades of playing fast and loose with the laws of New York, and a plenary of fraud, deception and corruption, legal appeasement seems to be declining and legal accountability seems to be ramping up as the proverbial hens are finally returning home to roost for the former Houdini of white-collar crime, Donald J. Trump.
First, there was the civil judgment of 5 million dollars awarded to the writer E. Jean Carroll by a federal jury of Trumpās peers. Then there was a second judgment of $83.3 million in damages awarded to Carroll by another jury of Trumpās peers for the additional defamatory statements that he continued to make after the first judgment was rendered for denying that he had sexually assaulted Carroll. And then there was the New York civil fraud decision by Judge Arthur Engoron holding Trump and his sons, Eric and Don, Jr. financially liable to the tune of more than $350 million underscoring āthe extent of Trump and the Trump Organizationās white-collar malfeasance.ā Last week, Judge Engoron turned down a request by Trumpās lawyers to postpone payment.
However, in the case of the historic $454 million judgment, āa figure that is growing by more than $100,000 in interest every day,ā Trump sought a stay yesterday in opposition to New York law that requires first forking over the entire amount in damages or putting up a cash bond for the same known in the New York civil court system as an āundertaking.ā
Trump also had previously done the same thing with the $83.3 million ruling by a jury in the second E. Jean Carroll defamation lawsuit. Neither of these appeals should go anywhere and the clock is still ticking in each case and soon time will be up before Carrollās attorneys and then the New York attorney general Letitia James can start seizing the former presidentās assets and property.
Bonus: If he doesnāt get reelected the entire Republican party will collapse. It has expelled anyone who isnāt vehemently and publicly pro-Trump. Their entire fundraising apparatus relies on Trump. Their entire base is pro-Trump at this point as well and those people basically hate every other party leader except maybe Mitch McConnell who will keel over any moment now (though that may have already happened š).
They havenāt had much of a party platform since the 1980s and their last stapleāoverturning Roe v Wadeāhas been achieved. They have no legislative priorities other than, āelect Trumpā or āpardon Trumpā. The only thing remaining that they stand for is dismantling government (aka ātax reductionā, ending oversight of all kinds, and literally calling for the end of democracy) which isnāt popular enough to survive without Trump.
Basically, with Trump they can do whatever TF they want as long as the orange criminal is fed. Without Trump they have to actually sell their BS and none of it is popularā¦ Even among the Republican base.