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    437 months ago

    Remember when he was ‘America’s mayor’? Yeah…he was always shit but for the most part people liked him. All he had to do was…nothing. Literally do nothing to go down in history as an ok guy.

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      227 months ago

      Stay tuned? The show already rolled credits. You can’t just introduce new evidence after the trial is over and a verdict is reached. And he was a lawyer, what a joke.

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        137 months ago

        Yes. We call that discovery issues and if judge has reasonable belief about malicious intent you get into sanctions which can contain contempt charges and referrals to the bar.

        Or to put it simpler: if he doesn’t, he lied, and that’s a bad look. If he does, there’s a chance he loses his law license, goes to jail, or jeopardizes his case even after the fact.

        That’s not evil, that’s JUST dumb.

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    207 months ago

    Imagine going from one of America’s heros after 9/11 to absolutely tanking your reputation and financial well being for the Cheeto in Chief

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      217 months ago

      That dumbass was nobody’s hero in NYC, especially after the towers fell. The part of the city I grew up in was too far to have lost any firefighters directly, but people in my neighborhood sure knew some of the guys at ground zero.

      Imagine the schmuck mayor, with all the loud-mouth ballyhoo of his predecessor Ed Koch, but literally none of his wit or charm, clamoring up to the stage in front of the city that he’s organizing everything.

      The feds and the brass in the corners Giuliani wasn’t even aware of built the city up against a repeat. 3.5 million passengers a month through NYC’s airports, secure. 11.6 million rides a month on the subway system, also secured.

      Nobody is under any illusion that the guy who lost every lawsuit he brought against people as the mayor, was the same guy who kept the city safe afterwards.

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        127 months ago

        The reporters that are also in the pockets of Russian oligarchs? This has been an open secret for the better part of a decade now. Maga supporters will just see this as a sign of strength and diplomatic camaraderie.

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      27 months ago

      Nothing quite like waking up to the dulcet tones of a sarcastic trombone, and you’ve been revving that thing like a Harley these past few mornings

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    107 months ago

    I think he’s still in bankruptcy. From my understanding the bankruptcy trustee takes control over these kinds of things and it’s probably stayed right now anyway. Ultimately it will go on the pile with all the other liabilities where most or all will probably be discharged.

    Good or bad, bankruptcy law doesn’t allow the trustee to touch income and expenses that are considered reasonable given your location. There is some standard calculator for all of that but I think the bankrupt can also lobby to keep control of various things, especially if it’s directly related to their earning capabilities.

    Bankruptcy is designed to get people who are otherwise fucked back to a workable position. Even scumbags find themselves fucked and need some help sometimes, lol.