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2. How will corporate media report Trump awarding himself a multi-billion dollar settlement simply for being exposed

Reply to Chasstev365 (Original post)

Thu May 14, 2026, 08:47 AM

May 14

as a tax cheat? Will they normalize it like everything else he's done? If Trump gets away with something so brazen, what's to stop him from looting Fort Knox, claiming ownership of public lands, or simply declaring himself an absolute monarch?

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How nice it must be to be both the plaintiff and defendant: [View all] Chasstev365 May 14 OP

Yes Michael Cohen, Trump's long time lawyer, says Trump wants to be a trillionaire. Irish_Dem May 14 #1

How will corporate media report Trump awarding himself a multi-billion dollar settlement simply for being exposed sop May 14 #2

and to settle with yourself for an incredible amount of other people's money rampartd May 14 #3

I think any settlement has the potential to be the "last straw" for Magats, the 86 of all 86s Jersey Devil May 14 #4

MaddowBlog-Judge questions whether Trump can sue his own administration for $10 billion LetMyPeopleVote May 14 #5