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

submitted 2 years 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 43 points 2 years ago (3 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 32 points 2 years 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 8 points 2 years ago

That's such a succinct summation of his presidency.

[–] Cerbero@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years 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.

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years 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 1 points 2 years 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.

[–] DAMunzy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 years ago

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

[–] RestrictedAccount@lemmy.world 28 points 2 years ago

How is this not just admitting that the lawsuit was a form of Extortion?

[–] BallShapedMan@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago (2 children)

One item, he said his 10,000sqft apartment was 30,000sqft. I mean when I was in my 20s I lied about my penis size but come on... nobody is going to believe that.

[–] dumdum666@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

So … you always trippled it, when someone wanted to know?

[–] BallShapedMan@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Only way to make it seem normal 😂

[–] catfish@programming.dev 9 points 2 years ago

I love watching him flail around and tryin to use his old same dumb tactics, this is the fun part, lets hope they gag him and the security agencies are on high alert in case one or several of his cult members tries something cute

[–] jon@lemmy.tf 4 points 2 years ago

He probably had to drop it because his lawyers wanted paid up front to represent him.

[–] mojo@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

Why can't poor people just do something like that and be able to drop it on a whim.