Great, GREAT coverage, and thanks for your exemplary work. That 6M/day haul for Trump is enough to make me cough up everything I ever believed about American “equality.”—Peter G, Newton, MA
I loved the use of disgorgement and forfeiture. But those are initiated by the government, as plaintiff. And he won't be out of office until 2029 and will the statute of limitations run on most of those potential cases? I taught insider trading cases and know that they were initially criminal statutes and the court created rights so that harmed individuals could sue directly. If this is your path, it will have to go to the Supreme Court a number of times far in the future.
Maybe a more immediate path would be to convince shareholder of the corporations giving corporate funds to the ballroom, election campaign, coin sales, etc. where there is established law. Such civil suits could be brought now without government involvement now. They could be presented to ambitious young law firms as an opportunity.
I'm no lawyer, but my understanding is that the statute of limitations on civil asset forfeiture extends from the government's discovery of the activity, not from the activity itself. So there every reason to believe these cases could be pursued in 2029.
(I don't think it counts as government discovery if it's the president doing the criminal activity but hey, maybe *that* will be the SCOTUS case)
Ben -depending on the claims, you may be right about the statute of limitations. However, if Trump is not seriously reduced in his power now it might not matter what can be done in 2029.
Great, GREAT coverage, and thanks for your exemplary work. That 6M/day haul for Trump is enough to make me cough up everything I ever believed about American “equality.”—Peter G, Newton, MA
It's becoming harder to remember back to when this dump was a democracy bound by laws.
I loved the use of disgorgement and forfeiture. But those are initiated by the government, as plaintiff. And he won't be out of office until 2029 and will the statute of limitations run on most of those potential cases? I taught insider trading cases and know that they were initially criminal statutes and the court created rights so that harmed individuals could sue directly. If this is your path, it will have to go to the Supreme Court a number of times far in the future.
Maybe a more immediate path would be to convince shareholder of the corporations giving corporate funds to the ballroom, election campaign, coin sales, etc. where there is established law. Such civil suits could be brought now without government involvement now. They could be presented to ambitious young law firms as an opportunity.
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I'm no lawyer, but my understanding is that the statute of limitations on civil asset forfeiture extends from the government's discovery of the activity, not from the activity itself. So there every reason to believe these cases could be pursued in 2029.
(I don't think it counts as government discovery if it's the president doing the criminal activity but hey, maybe *that* will be the SCOTUS case)
I believe that only a full boycott of capitalism will effect change in this country.
Brilliant, thank you.
Ben -depending on the claims, you may be right about the statute of limitations. However, if Trump is not seriously reduced in his power now it might not matter what can be done in 2029.
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