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submitted 8 months ago by Jaysyn@kbin.social to c/politics@lemmy.world

New York Attorney General Letitia James is ready to seize former President Donald Trump's iconic New York City buildings if he can't come up with the cash to pay his $355 million civil fraud fine, a new report shows. "If he does not have funds to pay off the judgment, then we will seek judgment enfo...

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[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 175 points 8 months ago

I don't know... maybe she should give him until the end of the summer.

Of course, they could also sell fireworks out of there for Independence Day...

[-] Witchfire@lemmy.world 21 points 8 months ago

Of course, they could also sell fireworks out of there for Independence Day...

Not in NYC

[-] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 25 points 8 months ago

Maybe a one-time exception needs to be made. I'm sure NYC would be collectively celebrating if he's forced to clear out of there.

[-] Witchfire@lemmy.world 13 points 8 months ago

Oh, just because they're illegal doesn't mean they aren't everywhere

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

It's not legal where I live either, but stores open up selling them anyway. 🤷

Would a flea market full of cheap illegal Chinese counterfeits of high-end fashion items work?

[-] StopSpazzing@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

Sell them to be used in trumps formerly owned buildings 😉

[-] dodgy_bagel@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Actually, the supremacy clause of the constitution protects any state or federal law enforcement from taking place on property owned by the president (or former president). It's kinda like the reservation system- in fact I think Andrew Jackson "bought" all native land for $1, which enabled the formation of indian reservations.

[EDIT:] Source: LibraryOfCongress.gov/intrastate-commerce-clause

[-] grasshopper_mouse@lemmy.world 16 points 8 months ago

I feel like this is something John Oliver could make happen

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago

Hmm... that might actually convince me to sign up for Max.

[-] grasshopper_mouse@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago

You can watch him on YouTube, it's just shorter and a few days after the original airing, I think.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago

Unfortunately, not anymore. They didn't put his latest show on YouTube. I got it by sailing the high seas.

But I'll sign up for their stupid service if they do that in exchange.

[-] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 8 months ago

HBO just made them release it on Thursday now

They are trying to get it back to Monday according to John on Twitter, but who knows

[-] grasshopper_mouse@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

Ohhh, well THAT explains why they put some episode up the other week that i was sure was a rerun. Well, shit. Shiver me timbers, matey.

[-] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago

They should treat his property as respectfully as he treated the historic landmark and art that used to be there when he acquired the property. Demo it with his shit inside.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago

Unfortunately, that wouldn't be proportional enough. Nothing he has is of any value or has any artistic merit. It's gaudy and everything is covered in fake gold.

But it should happen anyway.

[-] LocoOhNo@lemmus.org 2 points 8 months ago

I wonder why he bought Mar-a-Lago from Marjorie Post? Couldn't be that she was a collector of imperial Russian art, could it? How much of that ended up going to Putin over the years?

[-] ikidd@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

He seems like the type of guy with Hitler paintings.

Yep.

[-] superduperenigma@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

If it's what you say I love it, especially later in the summer

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