A lengthy investigation from The New Yorker estimates Trump and his family will have enriched themselves by more than $3.4 billion by the end of his second term, much of it from deals, transactions, and investments that almost certainly wouldn’t have happened if he’d never been president.

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  • CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    7 days ago

    Well, also protection from prosecution punishment.

    He was successfully convicted. He didn’t even get a slap on the wrist. At best, he got a paper cut from the judge throwing the sentencing papers at him.

    He got zero jail or prison time.

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      Even Hitler got thrown in jail. It was a ridiculously cozy jail for a few months, which gave him time to write his infamous book, but still.

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      Speaking of which, whatever happened with that judge who threatened consequences if Trump continued to ignore his orders? Why isn’t Trump in jail yet? Dude’s a fucking judge; quit fucking around and arrest his ass already.

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        It went nowhere because he wasn’t going to be the first judge to give a former and possibly future president any consequences.