Trump says this fraud should disqualify political candidates. Probe finds he committed it

https://www.rawstory.com/trumps-own-mortgages-match-his-description-of-mortgage-fraud-records-reveal-2676839896/

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hypeerror@sh.itjust.works · 116 pts · 101d (7 replies)

Every accusation is a confession from this guy.

CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world · 62 pts · 101d (3 replies)

Yep. Watching his reaction to a stenographer read a sentence from that shooter's manifesto was instructive.

Remember, he IS a rapist. He was not in any way "vindicated". Just because NY has a narrower definition of rape does not change what he did.

SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml · 41 pts · 101d (2 replies)

HAY! That's SERIAL rapist.

Know your presidents.

Adjudicated serial rapist Inmate # P01135809 (Thursday, August 24 2020)

SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml · 19 pts · 101d (1 reply)

He is still at large.

Almacca@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 100d

So very, very large.

certified_expert@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 100d (1 reply)

So he was the one eating the dogs?

SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 100d

WOL

(Woof out loud)

chronicledmonocle@lemmy.world · -1 pts · 101d

Came here to basically comment this

Jerb322@lemmy.world · 33 pts · 101d (6 replies)

At this point, it'd be easier to count the laws he hasn't broken.

vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works · 10 pts · 101d (2 replies)

Do you think he has fucked a porcupine in Florida, because that is a law there.

anon6789@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 101d

If he hasn't yet, I'm sure RFKJr has him covered.

Nastybutler@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 100d

smeenz@lemmy.nz · 3 pts · 100d (1 reply)

Public intoxication is probably the only one he hasn't done because he's a tea totaler

phutatorius@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 97d

He claims not to drink alcohol, but there's good reason to believe he's on another (or a cocktail of other) psychoactive drugs.

TransNeko@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 100d

has he by any chance:

played dominoes on a sunday in Alabama.

done fake drugs in Arizona.

eaten a dead frog from a frog jumping contest in California.

sold pet fur in Delaware.

tossed a dwarf in Florida. (honestly wouldn't put it past him to do this when a dwarf gets mixed in with his latest batch of child sex slaves)

sold refrigerated soda and water in a liquor store in Indiana.

sniffed glue with intent in Indiana.

shot a rabbit in a motorized boat in Kansas.

parked in front of a dunkin donuts in Maine.

told someone their future in Maryland. (actually he's done this so it counts as a law he's broken)

cheated on any of his wives while in New York. (he's probably done this multiple times)

laid down or slept with his shoes on in North Dakota.

had sex with anyone he wasn't married to in Virginia (ok knowing him... he's done it hundreds of times... so why the fuck do i have it on this list? idk...)

don't get me wrong... I loathe the slimy rotting orange pedophile... but I'm sure the list of laws he hasn't broken is shorter than the above list.

pomegranatefern@sh.itjust.works · 25 pts · 100d (1 reply)

For the record, "this fraud" is "mortgage fraud," specifically getting a mortgage while claiming more than one primary residence. It's worth clicking through if you want details, but the clickbait headline of the article annoys me. (I lay the blame for this on rawstory, not on OP for faithfully transcribing it.)

Jollyllama@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 100d

The first lender I spoke with when buying a house told me to lie on my application and tell the bank the unliveable property I cosigned on with my brother was my primary residence. She said it would be fine but it wasn't worth taking the risk so I walked. Same thing these folks did except if I had been caught I wouldn't have the $$ to pay fines.

Turns out if you make a rule but don't enforce then the folks who can take advantage of your lack of enforcement will break the law.

sns@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 22 pts · 101d

Personally, I think all the child raping should disqualify him from freedom.

ynthrepic@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 101d

Because of course.

Little_mouse@lemmy.ca · 10 pts · 101d

I keep imagining a world where if you declare something illegal (when it's not) and you are found to have done it, it amounts to the courts treating it as though it actually is illegal, but just for the accuser. I feel like it would clean up a lot of frivolous lawsuits and political bullies.

It would probably cause a lot more problems though, and likely wouldn't be applied fairly. Like all laws.

Almacca@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 100d (2 replies)

We should normalise ignoring anything after 'Trump says'.

W3dd1e@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 100d (1 reply)

Wait, maybe let’s hear him out in this one.

Commuting this fraud would disqualify them from office? So perhaps we should impeach them and remove them from office?

Might I also suggest throwing them into a volcano just to be safe?

I feel like we could goad Trump into leaving office by just telling him Obama was better base jumping or something and maybe he’d jump off a cliff on his own.

Almacca@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 99d

Commuting this fraud would disqualify them from office? So perhaps we should impeach them and remove them from office?

I reckon that's just the tip of the iceberg of the fraud Trump and his cronies have been guilty of.

I feel like we could goad Trump into leaving office by just telling him Obama was better base jumping or something and maybe he’d jump off a cliff on his own.

I like the way you think!

one_old_coder@piefed.social · 5 pts · 101d

this fraud

Local Lemmy user answers to clickbait with this comment , upvote to see what happened!

DarkDecay@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 101d (1 reply)

Like you need any sort of probe to determine a trump committed fraud. That's literally all that family can do

phutatorius@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 97d

That’s literally all that family can do

They also do extortion.

NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 99d

Sickday@kbin.earth · 3 pts · 101d

another headline I'd expect to see on The Onion lmao

dalekcaan@feddit.nl · 3 pts · 101d

Nono, he can't have committed fraud. Fraud is when the other guy wins.