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Former President Trump asked a federal appeals court Tuesday to toss nearly $1 million in sanctions against him and his attorneys after a judge found a lawsuit brought against Hillary Clinton and other defendants was without merit.

In a filing in the Atlanta-based 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Trump’s lawyers argued that a federal judge’s order dismissing a lawsuit in 2022 and further ordering sanctions in 2023 against Trump and his attorneys were not justified. They also argue the sanctions “violated due process and was an abuse of discretion.”

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[–] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 35 points 8 months ago

Translation: "Waaaaaaa I shouldn't have to pay for lying through my teeth waaaa"

[–] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 20 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Fuck me, when will we be done with this traitor shitcunt?

[–] FenrirIII@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago (2 children)
[–] Hoomod@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Then his adult children will continue the grift

[–] FenrirIII@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

They're not smart enough to keep it up.

[–] negativeyoda@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

Neither is Trump. He just happened to strike a nerve with his asshole following.

[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

That's a good two or three years out. Better open up more McDonald's near his house.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 16 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Good lord, I didn't even know about this one.

Remember when a slightly inappropriate/enthusiastic shout, a misspelled word or a picture with a woman who wasn't the candidate's wife, or a dumb picture riding a tank was grounds to call one poor Presidential material and sink a campaign? *

Remember when Sarah Palin was considered too laughably stupid to be VP? How about when Reagan would make a joke and the country would melt down? Or Carter getting his ass handed to him for, rightly, pointing out that we were suffering malaise?

Today, this sort of scandal doesn't even make the front page.

*Howard Dean, Dan Quayle, Gary Hart, Mike Dukakis

[–] badbytes@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago

Whaaaaaa. Time to change your diaper baby Trump.

[–] TheMusicalFruit@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago

This guy has the best lawyers.

[–] dharwin@kbin.social 3 points 8 months ago

I cannot stress this enough: Fuck This Guy.

[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

Okay fine we give up! Let the office of the presidency have full criminal immunity. Fine!

They know Biden is president right now right? He could possess special skills to make things happen if you know what I mean!