Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: How NOT to respond to posts expressing extreme frustration and anger over the ruling reducing Trump's bond [View all]dalton99a
(81,663 posts)33. And the five of them couldn't produce a sentence to explain what they did?
I don't care what color they are. Being Black or Indian does not mean anti-Trump
Did they not read AG James' court filing
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/20/dont-trust-trump-impossible-appeal-bond-claims-attorney-general-tells-judges.html
The attorney, Dennis Fan, argued that Trump had not provided any evidence this week to support his claim that it was impossible to obtain an appeal bond using his real estate holdings as collateral.
Defendants supply no documentary evidence that demonstrates precisely what real property they offered to potential insurers, wrote Fan, in the filing to Manhattan appeals court judges.
Nor did they report on what terms that property was offered, or precisely why bond insurers were unwilling to accept the assets, according to the filing.
The account of Trumps struggle to obtain a bond came entirely from two people who, Fan alleged, have serious conflicts of interest and credibility problems.
...
Defendants supply no documentary evidence that demonstrates precisely what real property they offered to potential insurers, wrote Fan, in the filing to Manhattan appeals court judges.
Nor did they report on what terms that property was offered, or precisely why bond insurers were unwilling to accept the assets, according to the filing.
The account of Trumps struggle to obtain a bond came entirely from two people who, Fan alleged, have serious conflicts of interest and credibility problems.
...
Edit history
Please sign in to view edit histories.
53 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
RecommendedHighlight replies with 5 or more recommendations
How NOT to respond to posts expressing extreme frustration and anger over the ruling reducing Trump's bond [View all]
markpkessinger
Mar 25
OP
I've been using these posts to make the point that we have no control over these things, but there are things we can do.
usonian
Mar 25
#11
one persons rants and vents are perfectly reasonable responses to other persons nt
msongs
Mar 25
#14
Solid advice. People may not realize it, but for some of our members this is the only safe haven they have to vent.
bluesbassman
Mar 25
#17
I'm sure by the time it's back up, we'll have something new to freak out about.
All Mixed Up
Mar 25
#38