He's never going to pay to help any of these people because he believes they are supposed to go to jail for him. He believes that's part of the "plan" that only exists in his head.
He has even expressed the opinion on record that he thinks any loyal Republican should always take jail time to protect him and never speak against him. He really does think he's a mafia boss
It's amazing how far narcissism can go when left unchecked.
I mean the dude lived in a giant gold tower with his name written across it before he was made one of the most powerful people in the world.
And he's a teetotaler. I can't even imagine what would have happened if he'd gotten into cocaine or something.
I can’t even imagine what would have happened if he’d gotten into cocaine or something.
"Say hello to my little friend" would have a whole new meaning when he's talking about his dick.
It's baffling how many faces a single leopard can eat.
Probably should have started with a small leopard rather than choosing to back an obese leopard with a looong track record of chawing on people's countenances.
"Trump’s sons, Eric and Don Jr, have helped with the fundraising around the legal defense fund created in July, which is intended to support legal costs of Trump’s associates and has begun to see financial pledges, the source said."
Everything should be fine, the people who steal from charities are in top of it
That's because Trump's defense will be throwing you morons under the bus.
Exactly. I'd assume he paid for the legal fees of those staffers because they were either still useful to him, or they had something on him. In other words, he paid because he thought he'd get something out of it.
These other random people have served their purpose to him and haven't got anything more useful to extract, or at least nothing worth more than the legal fees, so they can quite literally go hang as far as Trump's concerned.
I'm not quite sure why some people are still surprised that Trump operates like this, but like you said they're morons so that probably covers most of it lol
He doesn't pay his own lawyers, why would he pay someone else's?
"While another ended up spending nearly a week in jail because he initially couldn’t afford to hire an attorney."
Regardless of context, this sentence is so dystopian and fucked up.
Well it's time these idiots flipped on him.
Probably too late. If the DA doesn't need anything they have, they are not going to offer them anything to flip. IANAL, but as I understand it, it's generally just the first one to flip that gets a deal. Everyone else is fucked unless they know something that the first guy to flip didn't.
Is shouting "I ANAL" really the best way to tell people that you're not a lawyer? Lol
For me, it's about efficiency. Because I am not a lawyer, but I also do anal.
Seriously. How are these people heaping loyalty on someone who gives none back?
There's a name for them "flying monkeys"
In fact, Trump has publicly distanced himself from them, telling Newsmax he doesn’t know “a lot of these people.”
Wow, that is one hell of a breakup line.
Nothing quite like finding out you were the one night affair. After you just helped him bury the body.
I still can't wrap my head around why these people are willing to commit multiple felonies for Donald Trump, of all people.
They thought he'd be king and would then make them lords LOL. Was never going to happen whether Trump managed to steal the election or not.
Trump had to go to the bail bondsman just like the rest of them did. What does that say about Trump's ability to pay for other's legal fees? If he can't front the cash for bail directly himself, what makes these clowns think they are special?
Anyone who genuinely believed that Trump was going to pay their bills could probably use that as a good starting point for building an insanity defense.
face, meet leopard
LPT: if you don't commit crimes, you don't have to worry about paying legal fees!
This is not true.
Well you have to worry about it less, at least
I only have anecdotal evidence to rely on, but I personally know several people who didn't try to overthrow our government and as a result, are not drowning in legal fees due to multiple federal and state indictments.
Aka “Stop breaking the law, asshole!”
Jesus.
Most of these people that went along with Trump are actually marginally intelligent... and yet they trusted him to pay his bills.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
They didn't just trust him to pay his bills, they trusted them to pay their bills. How gullible can you be?
Looks like a cello. The violin would have a chin-rest near the bridge and thus tucks under the chin.
But this is gold.
i really can't believe that big, brave Donald isn't in there doing everything he can for other people.. that's just not like a big, brave boy.. a big, brave boy should be standing up for his friends.. i thought a big, brave boy like Donald would protect his friends..
maybe he's just a scared, crying little pussy, and so are all of his supporters
You don't get rich helping others.
Most of trumps net worth came from his father’s wealth and the natural apretiation that happens over time.
This is despite his frequently shitty business decisions.
There's a pretty good argument that since 2016 most of his wealth has come from fundraising and PACs.
Can you overdose on schadenfreude?
Reminds me of that arc in Breaking Bad where they had to keep making money to pay off people in jail to keep them from flipping and trying for a plea. I forget how it ended though.
Shock. Man who doesn't pay his own lawyers lied about paying for other people's lawyers.
lol, no shit
ha, are these the only people who didnt see this coming? trump has never paid his bills, hes certainly not paying anyone elses
The conned meet the con man.
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