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jmbar2

(4,872 posts)
Thu Sep 22, 2022, 07:46 PM Sep 2022

Trump has faced over 3500 lawsuits for stiffing businesses

Ran across a remarkable and long twitter thread where one person started by talking about how Trump stiffed so many small businesses that worked for him. Others join in. And another and another, one right after another.

It is no surprise that he did this, but to see the number of people sharing their own personal experiences with it is staggering. It shows a long pattern of mob behavior-- threats and use of punitive legal action that would bankrupt the small businesses if they pursued their claims against him.

One of the tweets says that he has been sued over 3500 times for stiffing people. Don't know where that comes from, but judging by the number of people sharing their experiences, it may be an understatement.

We need new laws about running for president that will screen out such thoroughly corrupt and dangerous people from ever holding public office.



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Trump has faced over 3500 lawsuits for stiffing businesses (Original Post) jmbar2 Sep 2022 OP
Mob behavior is a very apt description. Apply RICO laws liberally. dutch777 Sep 2022 #1
My friend knows someone who was stiffed by him Walleye Sep 2022 #2
And he probably stiffed the next guy. Really bad. live love laugh Sep 2022 #6
Some jobs are amenable to installing a trap door/time bomb in them. keithbvadu2 Sep 2022 #3
diabolical... jmbar2 Sep 2022 #5
Is that a Guinness world record? liberal N proud Sep 2022 #4

Walleye

(31,005 posts)
2. My friend knows someone who was stiffed by him
Thu Sep 22, 2022, 08:05 PM
Sep 2022

They worked on the onion tops on the building in Atlantic City Casino. He delivered them and was ready to install them and Trump said he wouldn’t pay. Now what the hell was this guy gonna do with these things. I guess he eventually got $.10 on the dollar or something

keithbvadu2

(36,749 posts)
3. Some jobs are amenable to installing a trap door/time bomb in them.
Thu Sep 22, 2022, 08:15 PM
Sep 2022

Some jobs are amenable to installing a trap door/time bomb in them.

Such as computer programs with a future change or kill switch that takes effect if you do not disable them from outside.

Most jobs cannot accommodate such preventive measures but it's a consideration.

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