Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Money Money Money Money 💸

If you can't beat 'em, sue 'em!

With the most litigious man in the history of the planet, who has been involved as plaintiff or defendant in over 4,200 lawsuits in his lifetime, now in complete control of the Republican National Committee, it is gearing up to spend an unprecedented amount of money it raises this year on pre and post-election "integrity" challenges. The RNC is setting aside a significant pool of money it is raising this year to fund election lawsuits and challenges rather than political campaigns. 

Their team of lawyers will now be led by Trump lawyer, former OAN host, and crackpot election fraud conspiracy theorist Christina Bobb, who mused before the 2022 midterms that a Republican House of Representatives could overturn the 2020 election and restore Trump to the presidency in 2023. Bobb has been brought into the RNC off the Trump PAC payroll to serve as "Senior Counsel for Election Integrity."
Christina Bobb in a nutshell (er, tweet):
Follow the money:

With Christina Bobb leading a team of conspiracy theorists with access to the RNC's checkbook, it is likely that we will see a cornucopia a lawsuits and challenges of "fraud" being launched all across the country. Additionally, it is highly likely with Trump presently spending an estimated $200,000 a day in legal fees, which will only get worse as his criminal cases and civil appeals ramp up, that RNC money will continue to be siphoned off to fund Trump's Save America PAC.
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Wonder if they can get the billionaires to fund this?  💸
Billionaire hedge fund founder John Paulson was involved in the behind-the-scenes effort by donors concerned about Trump's legal woes and looking to help provide money toward the bond, two of the sources told Reuters. Oil and gas magnate Harold Hamm was also involved, one of those sources said.

Are they trying to raise the $175 million?  Because I doubt Trump has it.  Note:  if he gets it, the court monitor will know about it, and where it came from, and where it's going.  Those billionaires may not want to talk to reporters:

Paulson, the founder of Paulson & Co, did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Reached by phone and asked about his involvement, Hamm, the founder of oil company Continental Resources, appeared to hang up. A spokesperson for Hamm did not respond to requests for comment.

But their donations will be made public nonetheless.  And if they are considered to be political contributions in kind, that amount of money will be under a great deal of scrutiny.  Like:  are they political donations?

Donors helping to pay for Trump's bonds could draw scrutiny from election regulators or federal prosecutors if the benefactors were to give Trump amounts exceeding campaign contribution limits.
While the payment would not be a direct donation to Trump's campaign, federal laws broadly define political contributions as "anything of value" provided to a campaign.

Nor does the bond make a great deal of difference.  Contrary to Trump's rantings, the Appellate Division has only ruled on the statute of limitations as it applies to some defendants (mainly Ivanka, who was dropped), and there's no indication they'll overrule Engoron or even reduce the judgment.  The order they did issue merely says everything about the judgment is held in abeyance for 10 more days, pending Trump filing the reduced bond.  The only part they didn't suspend is the court monitor and her new authority.  So these billionaires either want to piss their money away, or they think they know where Trump lives.  And if they want to chase Trump for their pound of flesh after the appeals are over, that's fine with me.  😎

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