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[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 61 points 9 months ago (1 children)

"its just business"

yeah, if you have zero morals everything is just business you fucking fuck.

[–] shyguyblue@lemmy.world 25 points 9 months ago (4 children)

How the fuck do you stay in business when this is the kind of "investments" you make...?

[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 16 points 9 months ago

money begets money... kinda like evil

[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago

He's investing in a republican future. Republicans mean more money for people like him. It honestly is a very simple business decision that could lead to big profits in the future.

[–] Riccosuave@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Easy, you continue to make money and stay alive when you do what your Russian handlers are telling you to do.

[–] aseriesoftubes@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Insurance companies understand risk. Trump undoubtedly had to put up some serious collateral to secure the bond. Like casinos, insurance companies know how to come out on top of any transaction.

[–] Yaztromo@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Insurance companies understand risk. Trump undoubtedly had to put up some serious collateral to secure the bond. Like casinos

No, Trump’s casinos are worthless 🤣.

[–] aseriesoftubes@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago

Went bankrupt as a casino owner, and half the country thinks he’s some business genius. Smh.

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 38 points 9 months ago

He's buying favors. TLDR

[–] SarcasticMan@lemmy.world 15 points 9 months ago

Supporting rapists is an expensive endeavor and Chubb is just the company to finance it.

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 14 points 9 months ago

This might not be a popular view here, but I believe the guy. We all know Trump's dubious history about paying people, I'm sure this guy does, too. This company is large enough that Trump can't make them go away by ignoring and delaying it.

And, we might end up with Chubb simply taking a bunch of Trump properties. Could we end up with Chubb Tower? That alone might be worth it.

[–] zbyte64@social.rootaccess.org 12 points 9 months ago

@Rapidcreek so the guys that appraised Trump's properties in the fraud case are covering his bail? Well at least now we know what premium Trump paid for the bail: he paid with keeping their dirty secrets.

[–] Jaysyn@kbin.social 11 points 9 months ago

Everything Trump touches, dies.

Your company is next, dumb ass.

[–] ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I can’t believe the writers called the insurance company “Chubb.” Who would call any company that in real life?

[–] CTDummy@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Funny you say that because there’s company called Chubb security in my country and “ I was like no fucking way” but different Chubb.

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

Chubb security is named for its founder- a guy whose last name was Chubb, and who invented the Chubb lock.

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 6 points 9 months ago

https://www.yahoo.com/news/e-jean-carroll-lawyers-foil-084917018.html

Uh huh, this is the right thing to do, is it? Including provisions to give your special client 30 more days than normal to collect and 30 more days on top of that to disburse to Carroll should the appeal fail.

[–] Smokeless7048@lemmy.world -1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

yea, I'm extremely anti-trump, but i don't have a problem with this. Unfortunately the American legal system operates on cash bonds, and i have no doubt they charged him a real high rate.

[–] elbarto777@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I don't understand your comment. You're saying a bad thing is okay because it's happening to a bad person.

[–] Smokeless7048@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Not at all, Im saying its OK for a bond company to help a bad person get a bond, since that's part of the american legal system. I would prefer cash bonds be gotten rid of entirely, since a wealthy person who is a flight risk shouldn't be able to just put money forward, while a poor person stays in jail.

[–] FlowVoid@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

This is not a bail bond, this is an appeal bond.

Bail bonds keep the accused out of jail before trial. They have a lot of problems.

An appeal bond is used to delay payment that someone owes after a trial, like Trump owes to Carroll.