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[Beefy]

America's future president settling a fraud case with what effectively is a bribe...

 

[Phamit]

no admission of guilt, the best kind of ruling for Trump

 

[Darryl M R]

Zero days since being a national embarrassment

 

[Arthr2ShdsJcksn]

It will be even worse when he settles that child rape case next month.

Didn't that happen the day of the election?

Edit: Happened before the election:

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/donald-trump-rape-lawsuit-dropped-230770

 

[Jeffrey]

It will be even worse when he settles that child rape case next month.

I thought that person withdrew?

 

[BitStyle]

Shock and awe.

Zero days since being a national embarrassment

That wont be changing

 

[smokeymicpot]

Trump University has a 98% approval rating. I could have settled but won't out of principle!

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/704438057202819072

 

[SURGEdude]

Trump University has a 98% approval rating. I could have settled but won't out of principle!

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/704438057202819072

LOL.

 

[RMI]

That's called being smart.

queue up the he can't keep getting away with it GIFs.

 

[theclosetfan]

Just to remind everyone what he said about this when Rubio confronted him in a debate.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K00ZFy7XM2Q

 

[Audioboxer]

Trump University has a 98% approval rating. I could have settled but won't out of principle!

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/704438057202819072

Trump and Twitter, the car-crash that keeps on giving.

Not even in office and already settling lawsuits. Oh boy.

 

[Maxim726X]

Just to remind everyone what he said about this when Rubio confronted him in a debate.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K00ZFy7XM2Q

Must be fake news.

President Trump would never lie to me. I fully expect Infowarz to expose the lamestream media for this tasteless hit-piece.

 

[jmdajr]

That's my President man....

 

[Solid SOAP]

"Crooked Hillary!"

"Lyin' Hillary!"

Suck my dick, idiots!

 

[RPGCrazied]

He will probably try and use federal funds to pay for it too. He is that scummy.

 

[smokeymicpot]

Must be fake news.

President Trump would never lie to me. I fully expect Infowarz to expose the lamestream media for this tasteless hit-piece.

Yup the truth will come out plus CNN runs his twitter.

 

[Corto]

Incidentally, Secret Service budget for 2017 has been underfunded by $25 million.

 

[Future PhaZe]

Probably grounds for impeachment if he loses the suit--that's a huge stain, not surprised he settled

 

[yanipheonu]

America's future president settling a fraud case with what effectively is a bribe...

I mean, it's less than satisfying, but it's depressingly how most cases are settled...

 

[Cyan]

"I'm not guilty, I did nothing wrong, I'm completely exonerated by these actions today. I only paid them a very very small portion of my fortunes in order to dedicate myself to preparing to run this nation with 100% of my focus. No distractions. That's a sacrifice I'm willing to make for this country, and it's just the first of many."

Or something along those lines.

Add a bigly, change most of the multisyllabic words, cut to 140 characters, and we've got a winner.

 

[Gavin Robertson]

If I'm reading reports correctly, at "more than 5000" victims, the $25M settlement ( plus $1M to New York State in penalties) seems mind-bogglingly cheap given that most people paid between $15-$35k in fees on these courses? Most won't even break even?

Am I missing something here?

 

[Chiggs]

Probably a smart move for Trump, since this would have been incredibly humiliating for him.

I bet he wanted to fight it too. *roll eyes*

 

[Zaraki_Kenpachi]

If I'm reading reports correctly, at "more than 5000" victims, the $25M settlement ( plus $1M to New York State in penalties) seems mind-bogglingly cheap given that most people paid between $15-$35k in fees on these courses? Most won't even break even?

Am I missing something here?

You think a settlement that on top of it doesn't admit wrong doing would give them back every cent they lost? Really?

 

[Izuna]

If you have money...

yeah

 

[Gavin Robertson]

You think a settlement that on top of it doesn't admit wrong doing would give them back every cent they lost? Really?

But then why settle for so little? With his victory, they had him over a barrel. The case was a huge banana skin for Trump, an ongoing embarrassment that would hang over his inauguration and potentially roll on into his presidency.

 

[SuperDowns]

As mind boggling as a sitting President settling a sexual misconduct case? Cuz that has happened as well.

That was dropped

Oh boy, because she was publicly pressured with death threats. Sounds like that thread of GamerGate -> Alt Right might not be too far off.

 

[Izuna]

Just to remind everyone what he said about this when Rubio confronted him in a debate.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K00ZFy7XM2Q

This is surreal as fuck to watch now.

 

[inner-G]

Zero days since being a national embarrassment

Thanks for the idea!

 

[Cat Party]

Probably grounds for impeachment if he loses the suit--that's a huge stain, not surprised he settled

No, it would not be grounds for impeachment. You can only be impeached for crimes committed during your term, and a civil fraud suit does not rise to the necessary level anyway.

 

[RPGCrazied]

This is surreal as fuck to watch now.

This video alone shows you how unfit this guy is to lead. I really hope he doesn't last long and gets impeached. Holy shit.

 

[Jpop]

Litigation can be costly, but there's no way it would have cost Trump anywhere close to $25 mil to defend.

If he lost, it probably would have.

 

[DiipuSurotu]

So the 6,000 students paid "up to $35,000" and will only recover about $4,100 each?

 

[Chaos2Frozen]

$25 million seems like a small amount for a billionaire.

 

[TangoAlphaLima]

So the 6,000 students paid "up to $35,000" and will only recover about $4,100 each?

You're forgetting to deduct attorney fees, court costs, and any expenses. Will probably be about half of that.

If he lost, it probably would have.

Sure. You don't agree to a settlement unless it's saving you something. Either money, or public embarrassment, or in this case, likely both.

 

[JHoNNy1OoO]

He'll suck more than this from tax payers and into his businesses during his Presidency. What a disgrace.

 

[Kayhan]

That is a bigly move, Cotton.

 

[B33]

I thought that person withdrew?

They dropped the charges because of threats from Trump supporters.

 

[Moonstone]

So - it is now proven that he is a con artist.

 

[TwoDurans]

Is this the first time he's ever settled or paid money to avoid a lawsuit? Maybe winning the election has changed him... Just kidding, he doesn't want to be deposed.

 

[subrock]

Fuck.

Well, we all knew the GOP would tell him to do this.

They probably told him not to do it and he thought, "I'll show them"

 

[Fury451]

Has anyone used "Hail to the Thief" yet? Calling it if not.

 

[darscot]

Guy next to me just showed me his tweet and it must be fake. Never mind its an old tweet

 

[Opto]

It's ok, he won't scam YOU other Americans

 

[Glass Joe]

$25 million seems like a small amount for a billionaire.

Exactly. Just make the situation go away because now that you're the president, you have more important things to deal with. Pay the $25 million and make it go away, he's got more important shit to deal with now.

Was anyone here actually advocating that he continue to litigate the matter and be distracted over it while in office?

 

[DontBeThatGuy]

Exactly. Just make the situation go away because now that you're the president, you have more important things to deal with. Pay the $25 million and make it go away, he's got more important shit to deal with now.

Was anyone here actually advocating that he continue to litigate the matter and be distracted over it while in office?

Yes, yes, he needs to figure out even more ways to screw people over. He clearly hasn't done enough of that yet.

 

[Glass Joe]

Yes, yes, he needs to figure out even more ways to screw people over. He clearly hasn't done enough of that yet.

Before he said he wouldn't pay a settlement out of principle. Now he's the fucking president, and decided to eat that $25 million so he can focus on more important matters. What did you want him to do here?

 

[Opto]

Before he said he wouldn't pay a settlement out of principle. Now he's the fucking president, and decided to eat that $25 million so he can focus on more important matters. What did you want him to do here?

I wanted him to get dragged in court.

 

[Wag]

The definition of "settle" will be changed to "winning" in the 2017 edition of Merriam-Webster.

 

[Glass Joe]

I wanted him to get dragged in court.

Whelp, instead he pays $25 million to make the situation go away, while also not having to say he's guilty regarding anything. The dude is a billionaire, he was smart to make it go away.

 

[DontBeThatGuy]

Before he said he wouldn't pay a settlement out of principle. Now he's the fucking president, and decided to eat that $25 million so he can focus on more important matters. What did you want him to do here?

I'm fairly certain scamming thousands of people out millions of dollars is extremely important, but who cares about that, right?