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TlalocW

(15,394 posts)
Thu Dec 15, 2022, 09:17 PM Dec 2022

A thought about Trump's cards, and maybe he's smarter than what we thought?

I've been reading a lot of stories about the cards, and some have pointed out that he's not actually producing the cards but doing one of those deals where he licenses his image for a cut. It's through a company incorporated in Delaware which is done a lot by companies wanting to keep things private, and cryptocurrency stuff like NFTs are also used for privacy. Could this be a money laundering or some other scam other than the obvious grift?

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A thought about Trump's cards, and maybe he's smarter than what we thought? (Original Post) TlalocW Dec 2022 OP
It's definitely a grift. I'm sure his supporters (teabaggers) will be full in on falling madinmaryland Dec 2022 #1
Why should anything change for them. ananda Dec 2022 #10
Of course, it's free money for him FakeNoose Dec 2022 #2
It is the innovative sale of personal notoriety. Frasier Balzov Dec 2022 #3
It's exactly what he says. A Trump Card. He's trying to get out of jail free before ever going there bucolic_frolic Dec 2022 #4
He probably owns the company he contracted to, also relayerbob Dec 2022 #5
Who are behind this grift. We wanna know Deuxcents Dec 2022 #6
Money laundering is his obvious grift lame54 Dec 2022 #7
It is money laundering. dalton99a Dec 2022 #8
Are you serious with that last sentence? brush Dec 2022 #9
It's pretty obvious that it's a grift. GoCubsGo Dec 2022 #11
I tweeted the same idea MattBaggins Dec 2022 #12

FakeNoose

(32,866 posts)
2. Of course, it's free money for him
Thu Dec 15, 2022, 09:23 PM
Dec 2022

There's no start-up cost at all. He doesn't even have to pay a printer to print them.

Frasier Balzov

(2,677 posts)
3. It is the innovative sale of personal notoriety.
Thu Dec 15, 2022, 09:25 PM
Dec 2022

He's sure to wring every last royalty he can out of his old school commemorative plates too.

Trump's sense of capitalism is greater than his respect for the dignity of his former office. A blind spot in the self-awareness department.

relayerbob

(6,561 posts)
5. He probably owns the company he contracted to, also
Thu Dec 15, 2022, 09:40 PM
Dec 2022

He could well be trying to move in the earnings from the classified documents. Would love to see the customer list and how many each bought.

brush

(53,971 posts)
9. Are you serious with that last sentence?
Thu Dec 15, 2022, 10:23 PM
Dec 2022

They're both crimes. And NFTs are worthless, nothing, online images. They are not art you can hold in your hand and hang on a wall, or cards as in baseball cards you can collect.

And trump is late to the NFT scam which has just about vanish from the scene because of the above reasons. His wife tried the NFT scam last year but failed, also for the same reasons above.

Most people know by now, except the most gullible fools-and-their-money-are-soon-parted crowd.

GoCubsGo

(32,100 posts)
11. It's pretty obvious that it's a grift.
Thu Dec 15, 2022, 10:35 PM
Dec 2022

But, you're not alone in wondering if money laundering is also going on here. I'm not sure how they'd launder that money exactly, but the whole thing stinks bigly.

MattBaggins

(7,905 posts)
12. I tweeted the same idea
Thu Dec 15, 2022, 11:13 PM
Dec 2022

Is he just going to funnel campaign donations to buy these things as prizes.

Side step campaign rules.

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