• Furbag@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Donald Trump, the private citizen, is suing the United States Government - of which he is currently the chief executive of. Since he has the authority to direct the justice department and court settlements are paid out of taxpayer income, he can direct the attorney general to “settle” with the plaintiff (himself) and have that settlement money get funneled directly into his private bank account.

    It’s a scam that, if it had been performed by any other president in the history of the nation, would have been a scandal that dwarfs Watergate and led to an immediate bipartisan effort to impeach and remove the president for blatant corruption.

    But since it’s Trump, this is just expected of him, I guess…