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209. Paul Manafort

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Tue Mar 19, 2024, 08:45 AM

Mar 19

coming to his rescue...according to Rachel

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/18/us/politics/manafort-rnc-trump.html

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Trump can't secure $454 million appeal bond in New York fraud case, his lawyers say [View all] BumRushDaShow Mar 18 OP

Short sale!! no_hypocrisy Mar 18 #1

Auction some stuff off, you sick F Captain Zero Mar 18 #196

I dont care, do you? getagrip_already Mar 18 #2

Nope! Omnipresent Mar 18 #39

😁 BlueKota Mar 18 #165

knocked outta the park with one swing👍🤣 bringthePaine Mar 18 #107

I see what you did there. calimary Mar 18 #133

I REALLY don't care, do you? nt TeamProg Mar 18 #147

That is terribly sad. I often feel great sympathy for billionaires brer cat Mar 18 #3

It's just heartbreaking when they cannot scrape up half a billion dollars on short notice. Irish_Dem Mar 18 #12

Yes. So many of us are just one huge crime away from bankruptcy. (n/t) thesquanderer Mar 18 #25

One reason most of us don't go on major crime sprees. Irish_Dem Mar 18 #37

If you can't pay the fine, don't do the crime. CrispyQ Mar 18 #85

Yep. And yes a nice piece of news isn't it? Irish_Dem Mar 18 #87

Definitely! calimary Mar 18 #136

1.9 billion riyals takes time to count Kennah Mar 18 #115

And none of their billionaire buddies will even lend them a dime. BlueKota Mar 18 #167

Trump will be forced to sell top secret docs or use them for blackmail. Irish_Dem Mar 18 #171

Same here PatSeg Mar 18 #28

And WHY isn't the great and heroic Putin, or the pious and magnanimous MBS, ponying up to save this hero of a man!! peppertree Mar 18 #71

Apparently the "useful idiot" just isn't useful anymore! PatSeg Mar 18 #127

No doubt about it peppertree Mar 18 #181

Oh yes, the insults must be brutal PatSeg Mar 18 #183

Sad, and so very true peppertree Mar 18 #186

Yes and I've found some of the worst leaders PatSeg Mar 18 #197

Hear, hear peppertree Mar 19 #213

Oh yes there are PatSeg Mar 19 #214

I hear you peppertree Mar 19 #215

It's So Unfair! smb Mar 18 #202

A very BIG deal InstantGratification Mar 18 #4

And that will be a sight to see PatSeg Mar 18 #33

and hopefully his campaign along with it. BlueKota Mar 18 #168

AND today's republican party PatSeg Mar 18 #170

"On this episode of 'Airplane Repo', we travel to Florida... ArkansasDemocrat1 Mar 18 #42

Oh Yeah! InstantGratification Mar 18 #63

Now that one gets a Kitty Foreman laugh Ray Bruns Mar 18 #64

$6-15 million depending on a lot if factors Grins Mar 18 #68

Can one buy the 1st, 9th and 18th holes of the Mardo Lardo course? coprolite Mar 18 #91

When's the deadline? calimary Mar 18 #137

25 March NanaCat Mar 18 #185

Don't forget the 757 is all decked out with 24 carat gold handles, knobs, and dildos. magicarpet Mar 18 #155

Ooooooooooooh! March 25th! One week to go! calimary Mar 18 #190

Oh, dear... Mike Nelson Mar 18 #5

Melania has a $100,000 shoe collection. Irish_Dem Mar 18 #17

Actually, if the Judgment Does Not Name Melania... TomCADem Mar 18 #75

Isn't it illegal to transfer assets to hide them from the court? Irish_Dem Mar 18 #79

Yes, But Defendants Frequently Hide Assets... TomCADem Mar 18 #81

He probably has already done that? Irish_Dem Mar 18 #83

If his properties are heavily mortgaged... TomCADem Mar 18 #125

Michael Cohen has said that all of Trump's properties are heavily mortgaged. Irish_Dem Mar 18 #161

And one point to remember, office buildings are cheap, and the demand for office space is declining day by day, SWBTATTReg Mar 18 #176

Good point. Office space sits empty today. Irish_Dem Mar 18 #177

Converting these properties to residential, etc. would be a very expensive process too. Buildings (office) SWBTATTReg Mar 18 #178

SEND MORE MONEY, MAGA!!!!! DEAR LEADER NEEDS YOU!!! oldsoftie Mar 18 #6

I'd be glad to help the poor guy out PatSeg Mar 18 #38

What's that giant sucking sound over at the RNC? -nt CrispyQ Mar 18 #90

Imagine the disappointment when Lara got into the RNC vault Prairie Gates Mar 18 #153

And you KNOW the 1st thing she did was check the bank accounts. nt oldsoftie Mar 18 #187

Wouldn't he rob the US Treasury Captain Zero Mar 18 #198

This makes me smile LetMyPeopleVote Mar 18 #7

Thank you for the filing BumRushDaShow Mar 18 #11

That filing is fun reading LetMyPeopleVote Mar 18 #15

i was having a truly shitty morning. i feel like the sun just came out. mopinko Mar 18 #27

Hope Delphinus Mar 18 #46

she'll b fine. mopinko Mar 18 #53

Hmmm. If one is too big. Why doesn't he break them down to about 5 mini-bonds? LiberalFighter Mar 18 #76

4,919 pages!? Hermit-The-Prog Mar 18 #128

Funny how being a fraud can expose you as a fraud. Think. Again. Mar 18 #8

yeah, well, he's not the first person... Think. Again. Mar 18 #9

For sure, but there's great satisfaction hearing this particular person SAY (via his attorney) that he can't afford it! Sogo Mar 18 #150

I agree with that! Think. Again. Mar 18 #169

What? Sneaker sales a bit slow? democrank Mar 18 #10

DUzy! -nt CrispyQ Mar 18 #98

The fraud in the fraud case can't secure a loan? sheshe2 Mar 18 #13

Time to sell some buildings and golf courses LonePirate Mar 18 #14

Or can't Lara 'borrow' enough out of RNC coffers to cover? 70sEraVet Mar 18 #22

I wonder the same thing. Why doesn't Jared loan him some of his blood money? Irish_Dem Mar 18 #24

Because Jared knows he'd never get it back. (n/t) thesquanderer Mar 18 #31

Yep. Jared is obviously smart enough to figure this out. Irish_Dem Mar 18 #41

jared is just as evil and greedy as trump is mucifer Mar 18 #59

Who? underpants Mar 18 #78

Let him Delphinus Mar 18 #47

Damn, the DU limitations bello Mar 18 #66

Thank you! Delphinus Mar 19 #217

Because Jared is just cunning enough to suspect NanaCat Mar 18 #188

Again, Trump confirms he doesn't have the money. LetMyPeopleVote Mar 18 #16

Sounds promising... Wuddles440 Mar 18 #18

Time to start freezing assetts and obtaining liens... boyedav1969 Mar 18 #19

I prefer people who pay what they owe in full without whining about it. Brainfodder Mar 18 #20

Half a billion. Secured by commercial real estate. In this market? bucolic_frolic Mar 18 #21

I think most of his real estate is already leveraged to the hilt. Botany Mar 18 #26

And I think a good chunk of other stuff that looks like "his" BumRushDaShow Mar 18 #35

And golf just isn't the big thing it used to be. Golf resorts? ROFL! Attilatheblond Mar 18 #93

Whoa! Haven't heard that about the NDA expiring.... Sogo Mar 18 #152

It was reported (sort of hidden in the news reports) a few times when her death was frist reported Attilatheblond Mar 18 #160

Who is Gums? Is that a new name for TSF? Sogo Mar 18 #162

It's what a lot of DUers call Eric Trump n/t Attilatheblond Mar 18 #166

But MAL is worth $1.2 Billion!! getagrip_already Mar 18 #61

Yeah, who wouldn't pay that for an over valued dump he tried to pawn off on the US Government Attilatheblond Mar 18 #144

His appeal says he needs liquid marketable securities IbogaProject Mar 19 #208

Second mortgage... getagrip_already Mar 19 #212

Trump is really screwed Botany Mar 18 #23

Surely Jared and Ivanka can help, right? dchill Mar 18 #40

It's doubtful they have that kind of money Jose Garcia Mar 18 #67

See post #78 above. -nt CrispyQ Mar 18 #102

Compounded daily. It's like he has a student loan or something underpants Mar 18 #44

Maybe rwnj see traitor as Babe Ruth Marthe48 Mar 18 #29

Well, that's a shame. Wednesdays Mar 18 #30

Fire MOMFUDSKI Mar 18 #32

that's a shame dchill Mar 18 #34

"I'm being crushed by debt. I'm completely wiped out." "Sorry, Donald, I can't help you." muriel_volestrangler Mar 18 #36

Wow, that's brutal Orrex Mar 18 #50

☎️ Call Chico underpants Mar 18 #43

Gee, they "failed to provide information" about literally the truthfulness of all their efforts to secure a bond. Call.. machoneman Mar 18 #45

Remember, this is the guy who said the same thing getagrip_already Mar 18 #65

Well, well. Trump sure has stepped in it this time. patphil Mar 18 #48

The fraudulent Dump Org is gonna suffer from a giant "bloodbath" ;) Justice matters. Mar 18 #139

"countless hours negotiating with one of the largest insurance companies in the world." Orrex Mar 18 #49

Sucks to be him Ray Bruns Mar 18 #70

The link to the pdf court filing doesn't work, can you check it. I will try to find it elsewhere Bev54 Mar 18 #51

Supposedly Trump has billionaire friends bmichaelh Mar 18 #52

That idiot Levin has posted (apparantly) his disapproval that multi-billioanires rpannier Mar 19 #206

Let him who hasn't committed billions of dollars in fraud over many decades cast the first stone Orrex Mar 18 #54

Never mind it seems to be a problem at the NY server, it is now downloading very slowly Bev54 Mar 18 #55

Liar! Trump's assets have nothing to do with this statement. It's the same time wasting stunt he pulled up to the last Ford_Prefect Mar 18 #56

Good ... marble falls Mar 18 #57

All those honest, hard working, patriotic decent contractors you crushed... rubbersole Mar 18 #58

But if he's really a billionaire... dlk Mar 18 #60

Good. Joinfortmill Mar 18 #62

This warms the cockles of my heart. greatauntoftriplets Mar 18 #69

This story and similar stories are misleading. Trump Can Still Appeal the Judgment, But... TomCADem Mar 18 #72

He has until March 25 to make a decision whether to appeal or not. BumRushDaShow Mar 18 #82

He probably will appeal, but the lack of a bond... TomCADem Mar 18 #130

Since you mention Jared BumRushDaShow Mar 18 #134

The Trump Org. now has a court-appointed over-seer of all business activities Sogo Mar 18 #156

Just take all his assets now, fir criminy sakes, dump must be invisible. cayugafalls Mar 18 #73

Billionaire? SupportSanity Mar 18 #74

Golly gee... llmart Mar 18 #77

Oh, he's a billionaire. ShazzieB Mar 18 #138

Can we tar & feather him, then set his fat ass out on Times Square where he can be pelted with rotten produce? Blue Owl Mar 18 #80

"Hello, American Airlines, I need a direct flight to LaGuardia" ArkansasDemocrat1 Mar 18 #189

The feel good story for today. twodogsbarking Mar 18 #84

When a judge ordered his Doral golf club put up for auction to pay the 23 contractor liens... CaptainTruth Mar 18 #86

And the lawyers will want to be paid, too. Probably up front. calimary Mar 18 #149

This message was self-deleted by its author NanaCat Mar 18 #192

His followers better get busy. How can they buy food in good conscience when Trump is suffering so? Solly Mack Mar 18 #88

Aw gee, no bond no appeal. PurgedVoter Mar 18 #89

No, he can still appeal NanaCat Mar 18 #193

2 Damn Bad... If you can't do the time... Billionare my ass... Please sire may I have half a billion Dorn Mar 18 #92

I need to dust off my tiny violin meow2u3 Mar 18 #94

A speck of dust is larger than mine ArkansasDemocrat1 Mar 18 #191

Well, ones actions does have consequences, good and/or bad. republianmushroom Mar 18 #95

So all those "Russia/Saudi Arabia will give him money" posts were unsubstantiated? brooklynite Mar 18 #96

Are you saying those countries never get on the wrong side of things? BannonsLiver Mar 18 #199

I thought Rudy was at Mar-A-Lago to learn about Jarqui Mar 18 #97

Alina Habba says Trump is worth 14 billion dollars...Donald Trump tells the court that it is impossible for him to come up riversedge Mar 18 #99

"I really do not know how much money Trump really has but it is a given that he has money in his properties" BumRushDaShow Mar 18 #108

Are we sure it's US dollars? mwooldri Mar 18 #148

? Marcuse Mar 18 #100

THAT needed a *graphic* warning BumRushDaShow Mar 18 #126

Start liquidating his assets then - so tired of TSF's bullshit. iluvtennis Mar 18 #101

Well I wonder what the party of "personal responsibility" would suggest in this situation - TBF Mar 18 #103

You left out a couple of my favorites. ShazzieB Mar 18 #135

Bit off far more than he can chew? BobTheSubgenius Mar 18 #104

. Hassin Bin Sober Mar 18 #105

"The Party of One" riversedge Mar 18 #106

I am laughing so hard. qwlauren35 Mar 18 #109

I actually laughed out loud when I saw this. I cannot remember the last time I laughed out loud. Scalded Nun Mar 18 #110

BwAHAHAHHAAHAHHAHAHA onetexan Mar 18 #111

So this would tend to indicate that he is insecure Kennah Mar 18 #112

Overmortgaged and upside down loans JT45242 Mar 18 #113

He just doesn't want to sell any real estate. Jacson6 Mar 18 #114

He's got one week to come up with it. Novara Mar 18 #116

This just delights me to no end! calimary Mar 18 #129

Lock Him Up! nt stage left Mar 18 #117

This isn't a criminal matter NanaCat Mar 18 #194

How about: AverageOldGuy Mar 18 #118

" Melania could go back to 'escort' work? " JoseBalow Mar 18 #172

Self-proclaimed multibillionaire angrychair Mar 18 #119

how can that be true? barbtries Mar 18 #120

Folks, I'm way out in the wilderness, but y'all are scaring the dogs with your laughing. Hermit-The-Prog Mar 18 #121

LOL BumRushDaShow Mar 18 #122

It's an "Almond Joy moment"! "Indescribably delicious"!!! calimary Mar 18 #123

So much irony intrepidity Mar 18 #124

Can't the Saudis help? BWdem4life Mar 18 #131

Oh... ShazzieB Mar 18 #145

Confiscate his assets. Lock him up. AllyCat Mar 18 #132

Here's a thought.... durablend Mar 18 #140

with Russia's interference, Depraved Donnie cheated his way into the Oval Office agingdem Mar 18 #141

Welp... Here's the bloodbath. Trump's empire. jmbar2 Mar 18 #142

orangeous needs housing in hoosegow. ENOUGH ALREADY!! nt sprinkleeninow Mar 18 #143

"hoosegow" BumRushDaShow Mar 18 #146

Still relevant, though. Especially in a case like this! calimary Mar 18 #157

Well, it won't come from this case NanaCat Mar 18 #195

Ain't that a sha-a-a-a-ame! 3catwoman3 Mar 18 #151

He's gonna grift harder. chowder66 Mar 18 #154

I really hate it when dangerous criminals keep avoiding punishment through legal technicalities DavidDvorkin Mar 18 #158

Not as wealthy as he claimed to be? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 18 #159

You're right of course FakeNoose Mar 18 #200

Since criminal-defendant hitler-wannabe was so nice to the Judge... Justice matters. Mar 18 #163

Question would anyone else be able to go directly to the highest court of appeals BlueKota Mar 18 #164

Gosh, it's almost as if commiting crimes has consequences JoseBalow Mar 18 #173

So what are the chances that the Courts will actually agree to put a stay on it? cstanleytech Mar 18 #174

Cry me a river. Hikerchick57 Mar 18 #175

TSF has to pay back money he obtained Progressive dog Mar 18 #179

So you want to appeal? NanaCat Mar 18 #180

Guess he is just a BagOfHotAir, not truly rich IbogaProject Mar 18 #182

Here you go NanaCat Mar 18 #184

So now, billionaires and large companies won't get near him with a 10-foot pole 4lbs Mar 18 #201

I suspect he won't be able to get one jmowreader Mar 18 #203

No appeal then. pfitz59 Mar 18 #204

I've not seen any reporting that gives the reason - I assume it's because no one trusts him to repay it. Rabrrrrrr Mar 18 #205

Jared, his son-in-law, got two billion dollars from the Saudis. Did he run through all that money already? colorado_ufo Mar 19 #207

Paul Manafort Highway61 Mar 19 #209

Yeah BumRushDaShow Mar 19 #210

Well, I guess it's time to dig up Ivana and sell some more top-secret documents to Putin and the Saudis. Pity. LaMouffette Mar 19 #211

Perish the thought! Kid Berwyn Mar 19 #216

If traitor played/hit Mega Millions this Friday and took the cash option Marthe48 Mar 20 #218

LOL BumRushDaShow Mar 20 #219