Today marks day four of Donald Trump‘s $250 million civil fraud trial in New York and things haven’t been going to well for the 77-year-old, one-term, twice-impeached, quadruple-indicted ex-president.
Not only was he already found liable for fraud and gag-ordered by Justice Arthur Engoron after attacking a law clerk on social media, but the evidence and testimony provided by witnesses, in particular his former accountant Donald Bender, has been truly devastating.
Now, New York’s former assistant attorney general Tristan Snell, who successfully prosecuted Trump University in 2014, resulting in a $25 million settlement, has made a dire prediction about the fate of Trump’s business empire.
Speaking to MSNBC last night, Snell predicted that when everything is said and done, Trump will be forced to auction off his ill-gotten New York properties, including his prized Trump Tower.
“The worst outcome that could have come from this case has already been handed down, and that is for the corporate licenses to be canceled,” he said.
Without those corporate licenses, Snell continued, “the properties are likely going to be liquidated. The properties are probably going to be sold at auction. That’s probably what is going to happen. We don’t know that for sure, but that is probably where this is headed.”
The ex-president, Snell added, is “really, really in trouble.”
Not only would losing the properties put a major dent Trump’s alleged net worth, but it would probably be the #1 most embarrassing thing imaginable for him, since he’s built his entire reputation on appearing as a savvy real estate tycoon.
It would probably be even more embarrassing than losing the 2020 election to Joe Biden by 7 million votes, which he’s still not over, or having his mugshot taken at a Georgia jailhouse, providing the United States of America with its first-ever presidential mugshot.
The ex-president attended the first three days of his trial in New York, which could run through the end of the year, but he sat out today’s proceedings, choosing instead to fly down to Florida, where his lawyers are feverishly trying to delay the trial in his classified documents case until after the 2024 presidential election.
That trial is currently scheduled to begin in Florida May 20, 2024, three weeks after his election interference case in Washington, D.C., which is scheduled to begin March 4, 2024.
Speaking outside the courthouse in Manhattan this week, Trump said, “This trial is a disgrace. Never happened. Nothing like this has never happened before.” Meanwhile, New York Attorney General Letitia James quipped to reporters, “The Donald Trump show is over.”
Indeed, the Donald Trump show appears to be over. Once we get through the climax, that is.
ZzBomb
You hate watch an elephant die. They are such majestic and beautiful animals.
But this beast is going down and I do sure hope it’s terminal.
Kangol2
Calling this ogre an elephant insults elephants, but I do appreciate the metaphor nevertheless.
abfab
It’s difficult to describe this orange creature. He was always pre occupied with the very clever chant ”DRAIN THAT SWAMP”! As he rallied all of his fellow swamp creatures. So, he’s an unidentified swamp creature.
And instead of draining it he replenished it. And now he will spend the rest of his life in court with lawyers who won’t get paid. Can we talk about sycophants, Lumpy?
abfab
Damn he’s ugly.
Diplomat
Though Donny needs to be gagged and jailed, I must admit he’s a constant source of entertainment. Negative as it is, it sells.
bachy
I’m looking forward to Failure 45’s prison bouts with all the heels, rudos and rulebreakers he’ll find there. Should be fun. Hulu should set up streaming.
abfab
While you may buy it Diplomat., most don’t.
dbmcvey
I stopped finding him entertaining long before he ever did The Apprentice.
Openminded
Never happened. Nothing like this has never happened before.”
He obviously doesn’t understand double negatives. This kind of grammar from a past POTUS is not a good look for our education institutions.
abfab
This moron is not a good look for any of our institutions. You guys knew that but you voted for him anyway. Like he gives a shit about education? He doesn’t understand anything let alone double negatives.
Den
Almost everything he has done and posted is inappropriate for a head of state, not to mention the head of state of what was once the most admired country in the world. If he regains the presidency every developed democratic nation will write us off as an ally and force for good. Every autocrat will see him as a useful tool easily manipulated with flattery and small gifts. Make no mistake about that!
oldad714
Which one of us? Middle income Americans would not be rotting in jail right now for having committed all the crimes that the orange bozo has committed? Yeah, he’s a great businessman who has been bankrupt over and over again. Also the only way he could run a casino in New Jersey is into the ground. He’s also a great Christian conservative cuz he’s been married three times and cheated on every single wife. He’s obviously a great American patriot because he can’t remember which foot he had. The bone spurs on that got him the deferment from serving our country in the military. He’s also a great student except that he won’t let anyone release his grades under threat of a lawsuit. He is obviously a fraud due to the 25 million $ settlement in the Trump University lawsuit. He’s obviously a very great philanthropist except for using his charitable foundation as a piggy bank. Instead of giving the money to the children, it was set up to fund. Anybody that has any dispute with any of these things that I have said are welcome to comment with accurate facts. Disputing any of it. Lock him up
RIGay
Please just make him go away. For ever.
lather
Please. Please. Please.
Mr. Stadnick
Schadenfreude
Kangol2
Don the Con the Orange Ogre’s crimes keep increasing. The civil trial is one he’s effectively lost, and he could lose his fake empire too, but the criminal trials to come will be the real test.
Meanwhile, we learned just the other day that after leaving office (key point), this corrupt GQP cult-leader Don the Con was sharing classified information on US nuclear subs with an Australian billionaire who promptly then went and blabbed about it to employees, friends, you name it. Who needs spies when you have an active double agent like Don the Con?
Where was the outrage? The “liberal” media reported it and barely shrugged. The GQP, which would have had fits had Obama or Clinton or Biden done anything like this, just shrugged. Even many Democrats barely could muster outrage. Once upon a time this would be tantamount to treason-style behavior; people have gone to jail for doing far less!
Where does it end with this deranged, loud-mouth, wannabe Caesar-Jesus tax cheat rapist psychopath? Will any court of law finally and decisively put him behind bars? Will voters do the correct thing and ensure he stays out of the White House? Why do we even have to be raising these questions at all?
bachy
It’s boggling. We are living through a period of dangerous and deeply upsetting political upheaval.
Baron Wiseman
Election interference at its finest.
Den
There is no evidence of election fraud from the period around the election, and to a surprising extent the fact that all these cases are going to trial now is because of his baseless appeals. Had he responded to the request for return of documents rather than adding more illegal acts to that case, he would have no issue with that. Had he accepter the reality of all his failed election court cases and lies and not fomented insurrection, there would be nothing there either. The man is way too full of himself given how stupid he is.
And your “election interference” comment shows how stupid you are. He is not above the law regardless of how tasty his shit is to folks like you. Eat up fool!
LumpyPillows
And he could become president again. Terrifying.