Trump wants $230,000,000.00 from the US taxpayer.

[TimFitz]

The evidence that Adam Shifty needed a pardon for crimes against the United States

Schiff never asked for or needed a pardon.

 

[ThisIsMe]

The $230 million is the amount in his claims.

This is from the article:
Asked about the issue at the White House after this article published, the president said, “I was damaged very greatly and any money I would get, I would give to charity.”

Ok

He added, “I’m the one that makes the decision and that decision would have to go across my desk and it’s awfully strange to make a decision where I’m paying myself.”

I read the article and then went back and did a word search and that phrase nor key words in that phrase were not in the article in the OP.

So he says the lawsuits are amazing and that he’s the one who decides about whether he wins the lawsuits (which aren’t technically lawsuits but not that important).

The article did not say that. The article DID quote a critic saying thats what it would be like, but doesnt cite trump as having said it. Maybe i missed it. Can you pull the quote from the article for me?

 

[struth]

Schiff never asked for or needed a pardon.

He certainly accepted one

 

[TimFitz]

Problems here.

One, "seeing how it goes" would require transparency that we don't get from this administration. If asked by press, they can just lie or reply with "your mom". If anyone is asked under oath, they can just refuse to say anything.

Second, it's pretty outlandish to think we'd see an independent counsel. For starters, he believes they're unconstitutional but also we haven't seen any independent counsels to prosecute any of his current political opponents.

Third, the federal cases against him only went away because he became president, not because they were found lacking in factual basis. It's pretty absurd to believe you're entitled to millions of dollars because the FBI had to execute a search warrant to recover highly classified documents hidden in your basement.

This Administration is not going to appoint an independent council.

The would not support an investigation they could not control or dictate the results.

Just look at how low they had to dig to find someone to push the Comey indictment.

You have to remember that Trump has the same legal strategy.

He does not care about winning in court. He seldom does, anyway.

His strategy is always to delay, delay, and delay. until the buzzards start circling, then he settles and calls it victory.

He is never playing to the courts. He is playing to Fox noise.

You can see it here.

Right winger routinely substitute slogans like “collusion delusion” or
Russiagate” for any discussion of the facts. Boasting instead thstbTrump was not guilty simply because he delayed his cases long enough to hide under the cover of Supreme Court rulings that made him i=difficult to prod]secute, and having corrupt judges and prosecutors cover for him and do his dirty work.

 

[Marener]

I read the article and then went back and did a word search and that phrase nor key words in that phrase were not in the article in the OP.

I don’t know what to tell you. I directly copied it from the article. It’s the 6th paragraph. If you can’t find it, that’s not my fault.

 

[TimFitz]

Ok



I read the article and then went back and did a word search and that phrase nor key words in that phrase were not in the article in the OP.



The article did not say that. The article DID quote a critic saying thats what it would be like, but doesnt cite trump as having said it. Maybe i missed it. Can you pull the quote from the article for me?

Here is the exact Trump quote from another source.

Trump acknowledges he's seeking 'a lot of money' in damages from DOJ

Trump said he'll ultimately get to decide if he gets the money, when asked about a New York Times report that he's seeking $230 million in damages from the Justice Department.

www.nbcnews.com

* can give you half a dozen more, including video.

 

[ThisIsMe]

I don’t know what to tell you. I directly copied it from the article. It’s the 6th paragraph. If you can’t find it, that’s not my fault.

My bad I see that paragraph now. The article says trump filed the complaints which are a precursor to a lawsuit, so this will have to go to court.

 

[Zincwarrior]

My bad I see that paragraph now. The article says trump filed the complaints which are a precursor to a lawsuit, so this will have to go to court.

The people deciding are the people who work for him.

 

[ThisIsMe]

Here is the exact Trump quote from another source.

Trump acknowledges he's seeking 'a lot of money' in damages from DOJ

Trump said he'll ultimately get to decide if he gets the money, when asked about a New York Times report that he's seeking $230 million in damages from the Justice Department.

www.nbcnews.com

* can give you half a dozen more, including video.

different website than the OP but, thats fair, still, the msnbc article seems to suggest he will have to take it to court.

 

[ThisIsMe]

The people deciding are the people who work for him.

Mr. Trump submitted complaints through an administrative claim process that often is the precursor to lawsuits. The article says.

 

[Marener]

My bad I see that paragraph now. The article says trump filed the complaints which are a precursor to a lawsuit, so this will have to go to court.

It won’t have to go to court. If he decides to reject his own claim (which are very strong according to him), then he can take it to court.

But he could just pay the claim before then too.

 

[ThisIsMe]

It won’t have to go to court. If he decides to reject his own claim (which are very strong according to him), then he can take it to court.

But he could just pay the claim before then too.

Then I agree its an ethical problem and should not happen. In this case it should be forced into the courts. It would some serious issues if a president could file a claim against the government and then be in a position to where they could leverage the people hes over to approve that claim.

Im on board with you here.

 

[Marener]

Then I agree its an ethical problem and should not happen. In this case it should be forced into the courts. It would some serious issues if a president could file a claim against the government and then be in a position to where they could leverage the people hes over to approve that claim.

Im on board with you here.

It shouldn’t go anywhere till he’s out of office.

If it goes before the court, Trump is both the plaintiff and the defense. Total conflict of interest.

 

[ThisIsMe]

It shouldn’t go anywhere till he’s out of office.

If it goes before the court, Trump is both the plaintiff and the defense. Total conflict of interest.

Yep, I cant disagree. This shouldn't happen, but then all the lawfare that caused it to get to this point shouldn't have happened either..

 

[Marener]

Yep, I cant disagree. This shouldn't happen, but then all the lawfare that caused it to get to this point shouldn't have happened either..

Trump doesn’t care about ethics or conflicts of interest. Especially after SCOTUS decides the president is not subject to criminal prosecution.

I don’t consider the DoJ trying to recover and safeguard classified documents to be lawfare. That seems like the normal thing to do. It certainly boggles the mind that the person who stole and hid the documents would be paid hundreds of millions of dollars because they were inconvenienced by the DoJ trying to protect national security.

 

[ThisIsMe]

Trump doesn’t care about ethics or conflicts of interest. Especially after SCOTUS decides the president is not subject to criminal prosecution.

I don’t consider the DoJ trying to recover and safeguard classified documents to be lawfare. That seems like the normal thing to do. It certainly boggles the mind that the person who stole and hid the documents would be paid hundreds of millions of dollars because they were inconvenienced by the DoJ trying to protect national security.

Well, the debate has been had many times, trump said he declassified them. The FBI knew he had them but didnt take them, told him to put another lock on the door. Biden had classified documents and the left didnt care.

Lawfare.

 

[Marener]

Well, the debate has been had many times, trump said he declassified them. The FBI knew he had them but didnt take them, told him to put another lock on the door. Biden had classified documents and the left didnt care.

Lawfare.

None of that is true.

Trump never told the DoJ he declassified them.

The FBI was told that Trump turned over everything (which is a lie).

Biden has nothing to do with it.

It only seems like lawfare if you lie about the whole thing.

 

[ThisIsMe]

None of that is true.

Trump never told the DoJ he declassified them.

I wasnt aware there was a formal procedure for a president to declassify.

The FBI was told that Trump turned over everything (which is a lie).

Trumps team said he was in the process of working with the FBI to return the documents when they asked.

Biden has nothing to do with it.

But your reaction to his committing the same offense does.

 

[boilermaker55]

Oh but he was with charges before and all of his lawsuits he filed and against him.
From 1973 until he was elected president in 2016, Donald Trump and his businesses were involved in over 4,000 legal cases in United States federal and state courts, including battles with casino patrons, million-dollar real estate lawsuits, personal defamation lawsuits, and over 100 business tax disputes.
Like someone posted earlier. let him piss all over you some more!

Funny how he wasn't a criminal until he declared he was running for President. And BAM, 91< as in 91 charges were filed against him all at once, and you expect us to not realize the reason the lawfare was implemented against him? You got greedy and went WAY overboard. And you are still trying the same stupid tactic that was a failure to begin with.
You dumbasses got him elected. Thank you, now pay him back what you cost him. Use your own money to do it, because we did cause the problem...

 

[Slade3200]

Sadly it’s not uncommon for the govt to be sued and settle lawsuits

Trump filed these claims back in 2023 and 2024…xiden stonewalled justice

Dude. He is going for a quarter of a billion dollars for emotional distress and all you can say is that it’s not uncommon for the gov to get sued?!

What’s wrong with you? Have a little self respect