Trump Handed Big Loss As Judge Shoots Down His Defense in Foundation Fraud Case

[hlthe2b]

a bit of schadenfreude can be uplifting...

Trump Handed Big Loss As Judge Shoots Down His Defense in Foundation Fraud Case
https://www.politicususa.com/2018/10/25/ny-judge-shoots-down-trumps-persecution-defense-in-foundation-charity-case.html

New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood sued Donald Trump, three of his children and his foundation in June, saying he illegally used the charity as a personal “checkbook” for his own benefit, including his 2016 presidential campaign and business.

On Thursday, Trump tried to use his persecution complex as a defense in the case claiming political bias was the motive for the charges, but a New York judge wasn’t having it.

“I don’t want to get involved with that,” New York Supreme Court Justice Saliann Scarpulla said at a hearing Thursday.

Trump’s lawyers asked the judge to dismiss the case on the grounds the lawsuit was politically motivated and argued that Trump and his children did not break any laws.

“The allegations are what they are. Until you deny them I accept them,” the judge said.
The New York state attorney general sued Trump and his kids for engaging in systemic illegal activity and unlawful political coordination by using their “charity” as a family slush fund. With his defense shot down, Trump is not going to be able to beat the rap in what could be the first in a series of state-level lawsuits and criminal charges to come down on the president and his family.

[magicarpet]

1. trDump says,..

I'm a good boy and so are all my family members,.. we would never think of doing anything dishonest.

We did not do anything illegal, we are so rich we would never thing of committing a crime.

The only reason this matter was brought to the court is that certain people are very envious that I am the US President and they constantly bring these frivolous actions against me and my family only because they are jealous of our success and the fact we are billionaires 10X over and so loaded.

[hlthe2b]

2. Laurence Tribe comments on this Trump loss...

Link to tweet

[libdem4life]

3. Oh, let it be true. All a bunch of skanks. n/t

[red dog 1]

33. + 1

Thanks for that tweet from Lawrence Tribe.

[lagomorph777]

4. This is going to get expensive. Turd's going to need more money from Uncle Vlad.

[groundloop]

5. TINY.....TINY.....TINY...... HIS NAME IS TINY!!!!!!!

[3Hotdogs]

20. Scientific Name: Dikus Fungus Microscobius

[lagomorph777]

29. (off topic) are you into audio?

Your screen name makes me curious.

[zentrum]

6. It's simply not true.

These families don't always implode. The Bush crime family built on oil and war profiteering since the time of the Nazi's are painting in their bathtubs and dying off naturally in their beds. The Cheney Halliburton crime "family" continues unmolested. They are war criminals who should be in the Hague dock.

[Kaleva]

7. But nobody is making the slightest effort to bring the Bushs and Cheney to court.

That's the difference between them and the Trump family.

[NBachers]

8. Trump Handed Big Ass As Judge Shoots Down His Defense in Foundation Fraud Case

[SCantiGOP]

9. Is there any way to sign up

for the jury pool?
But if I’ll have to move to NYC, I will need a major Go Fund Me campaign on DU.

[Stuart G]

10. Wouldn't that be something,,,If they get them this way...

And it costs them hundreds of millions...and the Trumps ..go broke

We all think Mueller will get him and the gang...(so do I)..but if a NY judge gets them...

..well.................................and that judge forces them to pay HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS...

and they ain't got that kind of money...anywhere, any place, and can't get any...oh well?''

AND THEY ALL GO BROKE!!!!!!!!!!


............... .. .............

wouldn't that be something???????

[Hermit-The-Prog]

11. some background

Older news reports about that "foundation":

How Donald Trump retooled his charity to spend other people’s money
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/how-donald-trump-retooled-his-charity-to-spend-other-peoples-money/2016/09/10/da8cce64-75df-11e6-8149-b8d05321db62_story.html?utm_term=.1ddf49e1aec1

Three of the mysteries in the files of the Donald J. Trump Foundation have been solved. Here’s what we know.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/09/12/there-were-five-phantom-donations-in-the-files-of-donald-trumps-foundation-heres-what-we-know/?utm_term=.f63b06867055

Donald Trump’s shady foundation that just got him sued by the New York attorney general, explained
https://www.vox.com/2016/9/13/12888492/trump-foundation-sued-new-york-attorney-general

[Stuart G]

12. You mean Donald Trump's foundation would do something crooked?..defraud people???

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........say it ain't so, Shoeless Joe...Trump doing something like conning people out of money???
........or lying, or stealing, or grabbing a woman??
. ......He would never do anything like that...
..............WOULD HE ? Of course he would....

[Stuart G]

13. sorry for the excess..

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...I just had to celebrate this. It does look like the judge will rule against the Trumps and it will cost them millions of dollars...please excuse the excess. If Trump goes broke again, he will get what he has coming..............but, he will just go to Russia to get more money....he sold himself to the Russians long ago.

[Roland99]

14. Wait. What? What does this from the judge mean??

“The allegations are what they are. Until you deny them I accept them,”

[Brother Buzz]

17. It means....

Trump's lawyer, Alan Futerfas, did not challenged the financial transfers at the heart of the case and that she was required to assume the claims made by the attorney general were true at this stage prior to evidence being shared.

I can actually believe the orange anus screwed the pooch and hobbled Futerfas....by specifically ordering him NOT to broach the questionable financial transfers subject in court.

[3Hotdogs]

21. I hope Futerfas got paid before he entered the courtroom.

[Brother Buzz]

28. A smart lawyer working for the orange anus would demand his fees upfront....

but smart lawyers would never work for him so this idiot is probably SOL.

[Stuart G]

22. Thank you for your interpertation ..

[Ohioboy]

16. Good

Glad to hear a little justice might finally be coming his way.

[Stuart G]

18. Not a little justice. This could cost the Trumps all their money.

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Now it will be appealed, and be in court for years, and that will cost Trump a whole lot of money too...
I also believe this will hurt their name far worse..because this says.." You stole money from the Foundation for "YOURSELVES.." and you couldn't prove that you did not steal from the foundation..

[Ohioboy]

19. Even better

I just meant it's about time he got some consequences for his actions. I'm just so sick of watching him get away with everything from groping women to inciting violence.

[iluvtennis]

23. Way to go AG Barbara Underwood. Love the judge's comment "The allegations are what they are

Until you deny them, I accept them"

[Merlot]

24. Stop calling them "his kids" They are adults and responsible for their actions.

The New York state attorney general sued Trump and his kids for engaging in systemic illegal activity and unlawful political coordination by using their “charity” as a family slush fund.

How about "his adult children" instead?

[mr_lebowski]

26. How about 'Hellspawn'? (nt)

[red dog 1]

34. lol

Demonseed?

[Scurrilous]

25. K&R

[onetexan]

27. fraud and racketeering - typical activities of a crime syndicate

we have a mob boss running a criminal enterprise in broad daylight

[SWBTATTReg]

30. He's a crook along w/ most of his family and cronies. Nothing less. A plain and dumb ...

crook who is getting caught more and more playing his stupid games of fraud and cheating. Only now, the game isn't w/ contractors and others he's stiffed. It is us...all of us. And frankly, I don't play games (none of us do).

[SunSeeker]

31. The best part is that the Trump spawn are also named.

[NCjack]

32. Unfair!!!

NY State judges are so unfair to Donald Trump.

[lindysalsagal]

35. Illegal. Impeach. That is all.

[red dog 1]

36. Kick

This is good news!