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I overshot the damages award in a previous comment I made. I thought it was going to be closer to $150 million, but $83 million is still substantial. Plus there is a strong likelihood E. Jean Carroll and Robbie Kaplan could sue Donald Trump for defamation again for all the things he posted during this trial.
I'd just love to see this snowball into an avalanche.
It's already happening. He's probably defaming her on Truth Social right now while OD'ing on McDonald's.
He couldn't shut up if his life depended on being quiet. I hope this drains his pockets until there's nothing left.
I hope it’s draining Republican Party coffers, which it indirectly seems to be
Well he a billionaire so $83 million is a drop in the bucket. He’s probably got that much as change in the couch /s
“Well he a billionaire” [citation needed].
And themselves! If they’re working on contingency they’ve got 8 figures coming their way too.
I present to you the only proof that he's a billionaire: He said so. That's valid, right? Right? Guys? Anybody?
In the instance of the court setting damages, I’m happy to accept the highest valuation Trump has to offer
In late stage capitalism, having a billion and owing three billion means you in effect still have a billion.
It's not like with normal people who have to subtract debt from assets and actually pay what we owe.
So yeah, he's a billionaire in all ways that affect him and will be until he dies, which can't happen soon enough.
83,000 would be a drop in the bucket. 83 million is more like a water bottle in a bucket.
Ironically it's hard to lose things in a solid-gold couch.
In part because nobody would ever sit on it.