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kiri

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12. Trump will 'win' at least 50% reduction oin appeal

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 20, 2024, 09:01 AM

Mar 20

I expect the $500+ million fine will be reduced to 40-60%. The 8th Amendment. The judgment for compensatory damages, legal fees, etc, will stand, adding up to ~$20 million. The punishment, punitory, serving-as-an-example fine will be capped at about 100-150% of the compensatory, real costs Carroll suffered. This will meet the 8th Amendment test.
So of $91 million, Trump/his estate will pay about $50 million. It will take 8-10 years, by which time everybody will be dead. And Carroll will never have got a dime out of it, sadly.

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Trump hallucinating that he has won his fraud appeal already [View all] muriel_volestrangler Mar 20 OP

Cuckoopotomous. 2naSalit Mar 20 #1

He's already fallen off the planet... Hugin Mar 20 #7

Trump will 'win' at least 50% reduction oin appeal kiri Mar 20 #12

Why would you expect that? There is nothing in law to accomodate that. we have have to watch ... marble falls Mar 20 #14

nor excessive fines imposed kiri Mar 20 #20

This is about his penalty for financial fraud, not about the libel against Carroll muriel_volestrangler Mar 20 #19

Jean Carroll will get the amount of money... LudwigPastorius Mar 20 #21

He is stark raving mad malaise Mar 20 #2

He is stark raving mad malaise Mar 20 #3

You can say that again! marble falls Mar 20 #15

... FailureToCommunicate Mar 20 #18

He is also the agent of a foreign foe, who daily commits treason while claiming the right to rule America. Ford_Prefect Mar 20 #4

A spoiled child who always got away with it BeyondGeography Mar 20 #5

If doctors were to crack open his skull... LudwigPastorius Mar 20 #6

Actually, he can appeal whether he posts the bond or not. 3Hotdogs Mar 20 #8

bingo! marble falls Mar 20 #16

Don't eat the brown acid; or the red acid. twodogsbarking Mar 20 #9

He's not hallucinating. Just misreading the appeal he did partially win. Ms. Toad Mar 20 #10

I wouldn't put him in charge of my old toothbrush. He's stark raving MAD. lastlib Mar 20 #11

Money Talks, and Bullshit Walks! panfluteman Mar 20 #13

Give him the nuclear codes. What could go wrong? n/t rgbecker Mar 20 #17