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originally posted by: RazorV66
originally posted by: UKTruth
There was no Federal Election Campiagn issue - as determined by the Federal Election Committee.
Therefore, there is no possible way that the 10yr old bookkeeping errors were in furtherance to another crime.
That is why the judge and the prosecution had to play down the 'other' crime.
This is a real shame for America , but not unexpected.
Things just got a whole lot worse with this precedent setting sham.
Dems really must hold on to power now by any means necessary because if the Republicans get back in Obama, the Clintons and Bidens are going to be targeted with lawfare.
The 'by any means necessary' is the scary part.
They had to rig the last election, but that could be tame compared to what they will now do.
I can see lots of censorship coming and more people going to jail - like Elon Musk for example.
Good to see you back!
It’s been a real sh!t show here as you know.
We have an entire new subgroup of nutters here now, the “I am not a Democrat” crew.
It’s hard to tell them apart from the rest of the Liberal losers, I think they are one in the same.
originally posted by: Imhere
So these liberals think this is how it ends huh?
Based on some old “hush money” to a hooker verdict?
They really think this is where we all convert ourselves into a fragile rock muppet and vote for Brandon now lol
originally posted by: frogs453
a reply to: CarlLaFong
Well thank goodness, paying Melania's stylist hundreds of thousands, and the millions going to Alina Habba's luxury vacations and designer handbags is not cheap. Glad people are stepping up with what they can spare from their hard earned money and supporting their family for this.
originally posted by: frogs453
a reply to: CarlLaFong
Well thank goodness, paying Melania's stylist hundreds of thousands, and the millions going to Alina Habba's luxury vacations and designer handbags is not cheap. Glad people are stepping up with what they can spare from their hard earned money and supporting their family for this.
originally posted by: frogs453
a reply to: Vermilion
I'm not telling anyone how to spend their money. If you choose to spend it so that Melania can look fly, or Alina can pay for 10 people to vacation in St Barts that's your choice.
I don't know of anyone who has donated their hard earned money for Hunters drugs. I must have missed that in the expenditures filings.
But again people are free to support the lifestyle of anyone they want. Just maybe be honest about it. Remember the "Election Fund" PAC? Touted to be used for election fraud related cases? But not one penny did? Trump friends and family made a pretty penny off of that one according to the spending filing.
Be honest with grandma sending 50 bucks from her social security.
Billionaire Elon Musk and other mega-weathly Americans threw their support behind Trump after the verdict came down on Thursday, with one donating $300k alone.
"I just donated $300k to Trump. I’m prepared to lose friends. Here’s why," Sequoia founder Shaun Maguire wrote in an extended post on X.
"Back in 2016 I had drunk the media Kool-Aid and was scared out of my mind about Trump. As such I donated to Hilary Clinton’s campaign and voted for her. By 2020 I was disillusioned and didn’t vote – I didn’t like either option. Now, in 2024, I believe this is one of the most important elections of my lifetime, and I’m supporting Trump," he added.
Musk responded to Maguire on social media, saying simply, "I think you're right."
Musk also responded to criticism of the ruling, arguing that Trump's conviction caused "great damage" to the U.S. justice system.
"Indeed, great damage was done today to the public’s faith in the American legal system. If a former President can be criminally convicted over such a trivial matter – motivated by politics, rather than justice – then anyone is at risk of a similar fate," he wrote.
Craft Ventures executive David Sacks described Maguire's donation as an "act of courage."
He argued that Trump has "a lot of supporters in Silicon Valley" but "many are just afraid to admit it."
originally posted by: Astyanax
As Americans react to the verdict over the next few days, we'll get a good picture of how much support Trump really commands. The variables to look at are how big the groundswell of indignation grows and how fast. There'll be a lot of noise from partisans on all sides, but it will be the size of the popular reaction that tells. Popcorn time for real.
More and more people are jumping aboard the Trump Train after the fake trial verdict yesterday, including smart people with deep pockets.