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Trump's statement yesterday about his financial statements is being used by the NYAG (Original Post) Nevilledog Feb 2022 OP
Basically, the OAG is calling out Trump that he lies when he makes public statements that isn't Claustrum Feb 2022 #1
And now he's doing it during investigations of him doing it...and it will be used against him. Nevilledog Feb 2022 #3
When you're trapped in a hole, stop digging. SergeStorms Feb 2022 #12
How many Trump Buildings leftieNanner Feb 2022 #23
I read where A-Rod may be buying his DC Hotel lease. gab13by13 Feb 2022 #26
There are two kinds of "Trump buildings" jmowreader Feb 2022 #34
Toronto, Canada. SergeStorms Feb 2022 #36
His strategy isn't to dig a hole and keep digging..... getagrip_already Feb 2022 #25
also he IS a...hole Kali Feb 2022 #30
Donald gets himself into these messes and then just .... jaxexpat Feb 2022 #31
He's never been in trouble like this before. SergeStorms Feb 2022 #38
From your keyboard to god's in-box, SergeStorms. jaxexpat Feb 2022 #39
The Final Chapter: "On The Road To Becoming Pariah" Pluvious Feb 2022 #41
Further calls out that tRumps are being evasive and lying in official documents (Responses) Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2022 #13
Hoist with his own petard, methinks. Ocelot II Feb 2022 #2
Not enough money in the world to represent this moron. Nevilledog Feb 2022 #4
Rt TY KR TFCG's Big Mouth Cha Feb 2022 #5
Suck it Slobfather Blue Owl Feb 2022 #6
Boom Cha Feb 2022 #8
Wise words by a wise man Blue Owl Feb 2022 #9
Like an Owl.. Cha Feb 2022 #10
Barack was and still is the Superb Owl! Blue Owl Feb 2022 #15
I think it's Cool you Cha Feb 2022 #18
Origins of the Blue Owl Blue Owl Feb 2022 #35
Oh Thank you for that Cha Feb 2022 #37
Pres Obama! Cha Feb 2022 #7
"When your opponent is making a mistake, don't stop them, get out of their way." Napoleon & earlier. Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2022 #14
Sentiment Also Expressed By Sun Tzu ProfessorGAC Feb 2022 #17
"Please proceed, Governor" Dave says Feb 2022 #22
Wow, TFG just screwed himself bigly! ananda Feb 2022 #11
I was shocked when I read TFG's letter yesterday LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2022 #16
Lol! TFCG's Motormouth Fails Cha Feb 2022 #20
"relatively (relative to what, one wonders) little debt, and all current". niyad Feb 2022 #24
basically , trump brand not worth squat! ! monkeyman1 Feb 2022 #19
NY attorney general fires back at Trump's defense of financial statements LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2022 #21
It's a true Almond Joy moment: Indescribably delicious! calimary Feb 2022 #32
Lock him up! nt Wounded Bear Feb 2022 #27
These lucky people! PurgedVoter Feb 2022 #28
That opinion certainly doesn't paint DJT in a very good light, does it? BobTheSubgenius Feb 2022 #29
"What a maroon. What an ignoranamus..." - Bugs Bunny n/t thenelm1 Feb 2022 #33
Lock him up. Kingofalldems Feb 2022 #40

Claustrum

(4,845 posts)
1. Basically, the OAG is calling out Trump that he lies when he makes public statements that isn't
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 06:19 PM
Feb 2022

under oath. And then, he says something totally different when he is legally liable.

Trump has said he does it and have been doing it for many years.

SergeStorms

(19,201 posts)
12. When you're trapped in a hole, stop digging.
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 07:12 PM
Feb 2022

Trump doesn't seem to understand that concept.

As far as the "brand" he keeps crowing about, the Trump "brand" is toxic right now, and probably will be forever. At one time he valued his name (the "brand" ) at $3 billion.

leftieNanner

(15,115 posts)
23. How many Trump Buildings
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 08:04 PM
Feb 2022

Have chiseled off the name now?

Panama for one. Maybe Chicago?

His brand is and always has been garbage. I'll put a value on that!

jmowreader

(50,559 posts)
34. There are two kinds of "Trump buildings"
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 09:45 PM
Feb 2022

Some he owns, others just license his name.

There has been a significant increase in the sales of rock chisels and three-pound sledgehammers in cities that have licensed properties.

getagrip_already

(14,764 posts)
25. His strategy isn't to dig a hole and keep digging.....
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 08:07 PM
Feb 2022

His strategy is to dig one hole an inch deep, then start a new hole and blame someone else for all the unfinished and poorly dug holes.

He starts a lot of holes.......

jaxexpat

(6,832 posts)
31. Donald gets himself into these messes and then just ....
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 08:57 PM
Feb 2022

lay it all in the lap of attorneys who he expects to get him off, as usual. Its been his MO since day one. So far the current legal entertainment follows the same path.

SergeStorms

(19,201 posts)
38. He's never been in trouble like this before.
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 10:57 PM
Feb 2022

In his NYC "real estate developer" days his army of attorneys could handle the load. He's in much different trouble now, and his real estate attorneys are worthless. He has problems getting good representation for his more serious crimes because of the way he's treated real estate attorneys in the past.

In short, he can't attract the best and brightest to represent him now. Few want the Trump "taint" adhering like a skunk's scent to their CV now. Look at the gang of losers who represented him in his election recount fiasco.
Donnie is in more trouble now than he's ever been in his life, and he knows it. His usual stall tactics are almost depleted, and I don't think the Supreme Court wants his "taint" on them, either. They'll do the right-wing's bidding over Roe v. Wade etc., but when it comes to Trump himself, he's going to find out what one-way loyalty feels like for once, only he's going to be on the receiving end this time. Big change.

Bernardo de La Paz

(49,002 posts)
13. Further calls out that tRumps are being evasive and lying in official documents (Responses)
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 07:21 PM
Feb 2022

tRump (orangeman, junior, and princhesska) say they are unable to form a belief as to who is running their own companies.

The evasiveness is called out because they didn't sign their official responses and only the attorneys did. Further, they haven't directly addressed the questions.

Cha

(297,285 posts)
5. Rt TY KR TFCG's Big Mouth
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 06:25 PM
Feb 2022

Does It Again

Remember the Woodward Interview on his Lying about the Pandemic?

Blue Owl

(50,407 posts)
15. Barack was and still is the Superb Owl!
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 07:27 PM
Feb 2022

I could only hope to be half as wise as he... a true aspiration!



Cha

(297,285 posts)
18. I think it's Cool you
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 07:50 PM
Feb 2022

chose a Blue Owl for your name and avatar!

Absolutely on Pres Obama.. he learned so much from his Mom growing up in mostly Hawaii. A whole different perspective.. and just kept right on learning!

And, what a Beautiful family that man has!



Blue Owl

(50,407 posts)
35. Origins of the Blue Owl
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 10:09 PM
Feb 2022

Cha, there was a grocery chain in the midwest USA called the "Red Owl" that I remember from my youth (it was in business from the 1950's through the 1980's) -- my avatar is the logo from that store and I just changed it to blue to reflect my Democratic values! I don't think Red Owl ever expanded all the way to Hawaii...

Cha

(297,285 posts)
37. Oh Thank you for that
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 10:48 PM
Feb 2022

history of the Blue Owl!

I was born and raised in Denver Colorado, but I don't remember any Red Owl grocery stores. We had King Soopers and Safeway..

I'm impressed you could change the color to Blue!

Bernardo de La Paz

(49,002 posts)
14. "When your opponent is making a mistake, don't stop them, get out of their way." Napoleon & earlier.
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 07:23 PM
Feb 2022

ProfessorGAC

(65,061 posts)
17. Sentiment Also Expressed By Sun Tzu
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 07:45 PM
Feb 2022

"Never interrupt your enemy when he's making a mistake."
Given the translation, it may be literally different, but the context is the same.

LetMyPeopleVote

(145,297 posts)
16. I was shocked when I read TFG's letter yesterday
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 07:38 PM
Feb 2022

While it was edited by someone and had fewer typos than normal, TFG's lawyers did not approve this letter and no attorney would let their client send out this piece of crap.


niyad

(113,336 posts)
24. "relatively (relative to what, one wonders) little debt, and all current".
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 08:05 PM
Feb 2022

Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight. And the sun rises in the north.

LetMyPeopleVote

(145,297 posts)
21. NY attorney general fires back at Trump's defense of financial statements
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 07:57 PM
Feb 2022

I suspect that TFG's and the Trump Organization attorney are not going to have fun at the next hearing




Feb 16 (Reuters) - New York's attorney general on Wednesday pounced on former President Donald Trump's defense of company's financial statements, saying the five-page statement Trump issued a day earlier contradicted a court filing by his attorneys.

"It is not unusual for parties to a legal proceeding to disagree about the facts," the attorney general's office wrote in a letter filed in New York state court. "But it is truly rare for a party to publicly disagree with statements submitted by his own attorneys in a signed pleading -- let alone one day after the pleading was filed."

Attorney General Letitia James is conducting a probe into whether the Trumps inflated real estate values to obtain bank loans, and reduced values to lower tax bills.

Trump's attorneys repeatedly stated that he did not know enough to respond to allegations of inaccurate valuations. But the former president's five-page statement got into detail about possible discrepancies, implying that he had more knowledge than his lawyers said.

TFG's letter was not approved by TFG's and the Trump Organization's counsel. This letter contradicts the positions being taken by these attorneys in the hearing that is supposed to occur on Thursday

PurgedVoter

(2,218 posts)
28. These lucky people!
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 08:26 PM
Feb 2022

Think about the honor that is about to happen to so many hard working people. The greatest current honor I know is for tRump to attack you. No higher honor in the land that the disapproval of tRump!

I think it goes without saying that there are a few companies that need their finances frozen right now so they can be assessed for accuracy. A court order should do the job and make sure that everything proceeds honestly.

BobTheSubgenius

(11,564 posts)
29. That opinion certainly doesn't paint DJT in a very good light, does it?
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 08:45 PM
Feb 2022

Either the lot of them are dim beyond almost beyond measure, given the circumstances, or as crooked as a dog's hind leg.

Certainly those are not mutually exclusive and I firmly believe that it's a combination of both.

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