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applegrove

(118,622 posts)
Thu Sep 15, 2022, 03:39 PM Sep 2022

Trump Had to Pay His Lawyer In Advance

Trump Had to Pay His Lawyer In Advance

September 15, 2022 at 3:19 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 7 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2022/09/15/why-trump-has-to-pay-his-lawyer-in-advance/

"SNIP......

The Wall Street Journal reports that the $3 million paid by Donald Trump’s Super PAC to his new lawyer, Chris Kise, was because the former president “was known not to pay some bills.”

“Mr. Kise avoided at least the issue of nonpayments by securing $3 million in advance and, if the case drags, the leeway to bill for more.”

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Trump Had to Pay His Lawyer In Advance (Original Post) applegrove Sep 2022 OP
When they said 'pony up' he tried to pay them with a horse Blue Owl Sep 2022 #1
That horse was given to him years ago because someone thought Trump would enjoy the Karadeniz Sep 2022 #8
May have hurt trump's ego to have to pay. Sign of desperation? empedocles Sep 2022 #2
youll note that trump still didnt pay shit. opm. bullimiami Sep 2022 #3
Correct kewhawaii Sep 2022 #5
Almost every attorney asks for a retainer fee. no_hypocrisy Sep 2022 #4
Lawyer's gonna need that much just to pay his fine. IrishAfricanAmerican Sep 2022 #6
The check didn't bounce? Emile Sep 2022 #7

Karadeniz

(22,506 posts)
8. That horse was given to him years ago because someone thought Trump would enjoy the
Thu Sep 15, 2022, 08:03 PM
Sep 2022

excitement of owning a racehorse. The story was in one of the truckload of books that came out before the first election, as everyone who knew Trump tried to warn what a sleazy bastard he was. The horse went into training. But before he began the season, the horse got sick and couldn't start. I think it was the friend who explained to Trump that the horse couldn't run. Trump had a fit, insisting that the horse run anyway. I can't remember the end. Did the friend override greedy guts? Did the horse run and ruin himself? Apparently Trump did own it if he tried to pay a debt with it. He pulled the $5 million out of the air, for sure. Even if the horse was a winner, no way Trump would pay for feed, stabling, a trainer and exercise rider, groom, vet care, and farriers. No way. We'd have heard Trump crowing about owning the best racehorse in America.

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