• @[email protected]
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    539 months ago

    His entire campaign raised ~$330M in 2016 election cycle. At the very least it’s a massive hit to the funds they have to spend.

    • @[email protected]
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      349 months ago

      He’s going to try to stiff the court. I’d bet money on it. He’s going to hide behind his lawyers and try to claim the law doesn’t apply the same way to an ex president. Just to delay long enough for the election.

      The real test of our democracy will be whether or not they just arrest him when he tries that.

      • Natanael
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        379 months ago

        Not possible in this case, unless appeals court stays judgement then he’s only got 30 days from now to pay up, or else the government can start seizing assets.

        There’s already a ban on transferring assets, and his businesses will have a court appointed monitor who will have the authority to review ALL payments the company makes. Also he can’t cover the payment with loans from any bank or other financial institution registered in New York, which is most of them, lmao

      • @[email protected]
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        279 months ago

        Uh, I don’t think New York law provides for debtors’ prisons anymore. Those went out of style in the 1700s.

        The way a court actually handles an unpaid judgment is it just orders the seizure of any property the debtor does own. It doesn’t need permission.

      • AFK BRB Chocolate
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        249 months ago

        Worth pointing out that there’s interest on it until it’s paid. Currently NY interest on judgements is 9%.

      • @[email protected]
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        69 months ago

        DeSantis has previously stated he won’t extradite the Cheeto to NY. So in event of arrest warrant he’d just stay away from NY like he already does or til he is president and he isn’t able to be arrested over that.

        • @[email protected]
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          79 months ago

          So they seize the assets of his companies in NY and he can never do business there again. I’m sure they’d see this as an absolute win.

    • Flying Squid
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      289 months ago

      But does that count as actual campaign funds or campaign funds + PAC money? Because the latter is the issue. PAC money can be spent however the PAC wants on whatever the PAC wants and PACs can also be funded with donations of any size (and by anyone from any country). Thanks, SCOTUS.

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      29 months ago

      With as much as his name is in the headlines, he may not have to spend as much.

      His base seems willing to prove the old adage "I don’t care what they say about me in the papers, as long as they spell my name right ".