US Politics

How will this work - does he have 83m, will there be more begging emails doing the rounds or is there an appeal process that will kick this down the line for years to come?

He is appealing the 'Biden Directed Witch Hunt'.

I assume he kicks it down the road, either he gets elected again and it disappears, or he doesn't in which case finding $83 mil will be the least of his worries

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-alina-habba-capitol-b2484821.html

Guy comes so close to a major realisation at the end.

There's a link to a twitter post in the news thread where someone explains in detail how a NYC civil appeal process works, and you have to put the full $83m in a court escrow account first.

And also have grounds to appeal which his incompetent lawyer seems to have managed to fuck up by not really understanding the importance of some of the process around introducing evidence and exhibits.

And 10% penalty interest is applied whilst Trump doesn't pay it over.

At this point, does anyone think he actually has any money?

He will try to get his appeal to the Supreme Court, where three judges “owe him”.

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That's quite the optimistic progress bar there

Log scale innit

Do civil cases go the Supreme Court?

I don't really follow American politics that much other than a bit of New York Times and John Oliver. What's the sentiment on the Supreme Court and the lifelong tenure in the US?

It seems like a highly politicised and insurmountable thing but I've not really seen many stories about it being reformed, just how parties can game it. Is there any appetite to reform it or is it just taken for granted that's how it is?

What's the sentiment on the Supreme Court and the lifelong tenure in the US?

There is some sentiment that the lifelong tenure means they won't always follow party lines.
This is based on having to deal with two weeks of rolling news on the tv over the holidays. There was no chat about reform.

There have been efforts recently to introduce bills that get around the need to amend the Constitution to allow term limits.

They can but it is up to the Supreme Court to decide whether they want to hear it.

Everyone is for term limits until they get in. Here’s a good example, trying to be PM after 20 years as an MP. Lying hypocrites.

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In order to reform it, I think you would need an Amendment to the Constitution, which means (i think) a super majority in Congress. That just isn't going to happen.

Appeals Court says no immunity - unanimous decision

Assume this can/will go to the Supreme Court?

Edit: Just read that it is likely he will appeal to Supreme Court.

Supreme court can choose not to take it. As this case only refers to whether a president has unlimited immunity I doubt they'll take it

Tucker Carlson is interviewing Putin?!

The Frost/Nixon our times deserve.

Which ones nixon?

Tucker Carlson interviewing Putin exclusively on X. What a time to be alive.

CNN dissected his intro piece... basically lies stacked on lies. That said, his target audience won't think it's lies.

Aren’t we just going to see stalling and appealing until it’s too late and trump takes office?