▲ 573 ▼ Donald Trump Bought a $90,000 Tesla With 37 Recall Notices Against It (www.wired.com) submitted 1 year ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 88 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 child) Honestly, I'm not even mad they're squandering their money on stupid bullshit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Bob_Robertson_IX@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Except it isn't stupid bullshit. They are giving the money to musk so that they can get something they want done. This also gives musk more power as he's able to buy more people. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Anonymously at an auction? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ajoebyanyothername@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) "Anonymously" at an "auction" was the intended implication, I believe. Where in actuality someone is just paid a lot of money in a manner that is harder to trace, and has an air of plausible deniability. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago Omg you're right, I completely forgot that was a thing for money laundering. Damn. My mistake! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Bob_Robertson_IX@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Except it isn't stupid bullshit. They are giving the money to musk so that they can get something they want done. This also gives musk more power as he's able to buy more people. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Anonymously at an auction? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ajoebyanyothername@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) "Anonymously" at an "auction" was the intended implication, I believe. Where in actuality someone is just paid a lot of money in a manner that is harder to trace, and has an air of plausible deniability. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago Omg you're right, I completely forgot that was a thing for money laundering. Damn. My mistake! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Anonymously at an auction? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ajoebyanyothername@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) "Anonymously" at an "auction" was the intended implication, I believe. Where in actuality someone is just paid a lot of money in a manner that is harder to trace, and has an air of plausible deniability. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago Omg you're right, I completely forgot that was a thing for money laundering. Damn. My mistake! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ajoebyanyothername@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) "Anonymously" at an "auction" was the intended implication, I believe. Where in actuality someone is just paid a lot of money in a manner that is harder to trace, and has an air of plausible deniability. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago Omg you're right, I completely forgot that was a thing for money laundering. Damn. My mistake! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago Omg you're right, I completely forgot that was a thing for money laundering. Damn. My mistake! permalink fedilink source parent