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[–] 210 points 2 years ago (9 children)

In case you didn't want to go into the article.

  • Trump Park Avenue, New York, N.Y.
  • Trump Tower, New York, N.Y.
  • 40 Wall Street, New York, N.Y.
  • Seven Springs, Westchester County, N.Y.
  • Trump International Hotel and Tower, Las Vegas, Nevada
  • Mar-a-Lago, Palm Beach, Florida
  • Trump National Golf Club Westchester, Briarcliff Manor, N.Y.
  • Trump National Golf Club Charlotte, Mooresville, North Carolina
  • Trump National Golf Club Colts Neck, Colts Neck, New Jersey
  • Trump National Golf Club, Washington, D.C., Sterling, Virginia
  • Trump National Golf Club Hudson Valley, Hopewell Junction, N.Y.
  • Trump National Golf Club Jupiter, Jupiter, Florida
  • Trump National Golf Club Los Angeles, Rancho Palos Verdes, California
  • Trump National Golf Club Philadelphia, Pine Hill, New Jersey -Trump International Golf Links Scotland (Aberdeen)
  • Trump International Golf Links Scotland (Turnberry)
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  • [–] 123 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

    The cool thing is she’s probably going to have to take all of them because they’re all leverage to the tits and his ownership stake in them is worth almost nothing. lol

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  • [–] 21 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Interesting. If the government seizes properties that have been borrowed against, the government has to pay those loans? Can't just cancel them or anything? Then you're right and they might be worth a pittance. Especially after the over-inflating fraud. I wonder if Trump was able to get loans based on their fraudulent amounts.

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  • [–] 82 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    No. The state gets what part he still owns— Trump still owes the debts. If it ends up Trump really has nothing and, after seizing all of his real estate and investments, it still doesn’t amount to what he owes the state, Trump will have to declare personal bankruptcy. At that point, all of his assets will go up for sale and all his debt consolidated and managed, and all of his income will be garnished until his debt is paid off.

    This may, in fact, be what happens. Just like Rudy Giuliani and Alex Jones.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I'm so hoping that Jones sees the IW brand sold to someone who will make it a reasonable force for good. I know the Knowledge Fight guys would love to have it, and they're fighting the real info war!

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  • [–] 32 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    If a property is seized the government only gets the equity that the owner had in it so if Trump owns a 2B in property but owes 1.5B then the government may seize all 2B in order to satisfy the debt he owes the government. Worse the government will try to get as much value as possible but the value realized by a short term sale may be less than could have been realized had the customer had time to find the appropriate buyer. So if they only get 300M they can seize additional properties to satisfy the debt.

    Nobody in their right mind wants the government doing this for them instead of mortgaging and or selling their own stuff. He committed such obvious fraud he should have known the jig was up when it went to trial and started seeking buyers or mortgaging. They could have self funded an appeal bond hoping to reduce the damages and prepared for worst case losing it all.

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  • [–] 28 points 2 years ago (8 children)

    Not the government directly, from my understanding the loan payment comes from the sale amount, before it is applied to the judgment. The property would end up being sold, then minus any outstanding debts on the property, and the remainder applies towards the judgment.

    Outstanding loans must still be repaid, creditors don't get screwed just because it's part of a court judgment and seizure, in fact they get an immediate return. Depending on the loan agreement, if there are prepayment penalties for those loans... those would likely apply as well.

    So it is technically possible it seems, with Trump's fraudulent property valuations for loans, that he could end up with a negative overall return by selling various highly leveraged property. If they fraudulently valued something at say $600M and got a loan for $500M based on that... but the property is actually valued and sells for $300M, that loan would be underwater, like millions of American homes. He would still owe $200M for that loan, but would no longer have the property.

    If all of his properties are massively overvalued and highly leveraged against, he could end up with basically nothing left from this. Forced to declare personal bankruptcy and losing all the real estate. Court judgments for fraud very rarely can be discharged by bankruptcy, so while other debts might be discharged the penalties will likely all apply, regardless.

    I believe the sales would count as income for tax purposes next year as well. Just to be another kick in the nuts.

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  • [–] 38 points 2 years ago

    If all of his properties are massively overvalued and highly leveraged against, he could end up with basically nothing left from this. Forced to declare personal bankruptcy and losing all the real estate.

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  • [–] 69 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Take the golf courses first, I think that would piss him off the most.

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  • [–] 56 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Mar-a-Lago, Palm Beach, Florida

    Holy shit. I've figured it out. I've cracked the master plan.

    "Um, excuse me, stolen classified documents piled high to the rafters in my bathroom? I believe that's the New York attorney general's bathroom, athankyouverymuch. Case dismissed!"

    This makes the fairly generous assumption that the man is capable of planning, but whatever.

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  • [–] 29 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    OMG OMG OMG

    I would so LOVE to see his name stripped off of all those properties! ...but I'm still trying to not get my hopes up. Aside from him suffering through court cases and losing them in a very public way, if his properties get seized it would be the first REAL consequences he receives

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    [–] 47 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    So if these properties are seized and mortgaged to the hilt, he's still responsible for the balance owed, isn't he?

    Ahahahahahaha!

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    [+] 41 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)
  • [–] 31 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    This at the bottom of the article made me laugh so hard. Somehow the maga trolls are butthurt enough to think this constitutes far left.

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    [–] 31 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    after all that... he still has to pay back the ~90million to the chubb group when he eventually loses that appeal.

    delicious

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    [–] 25 points 2 years ago

    Hahahahahahahahaha!!! Sorry. I couldn’t help myself.

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  • [–] 24 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Quit yacking and do it. Take the properties and give Trump what he deserves. I hope this isn't another story that fizzles out.

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    [–] 23 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please take Mar-a-lago.

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    [–] 23 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    "Judge Engoron actually wants me to put up Hundreds of Millions of Dollars for the Right to Appeal his ridiculous decision. In other words, he is trying to take my Appellate Rights away from me," Trump wrote. "I would be forced to mortgage or sell Great Assets, perhaps at Fire Sale prices, and if and when I win the Appeal, they would be gone. Does that make sense? WITCH HUNT. ELECTION INTERFERENCE!"

    How is that election interference? I'm missing that part.

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    [–] 20 points 2 years ago

    Can we start with Mar a Lago? That would he hilarious.

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  • [–] 18 points 2 years ago

    I was hoping they’d at least get Trump Tower or Mar-a-Lago, but this is fucking amazing.

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Can we transform Mar-a-lago in an diversity sanctuary?

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    [–] 15 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Ok, this is a good start, criminal justice system.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago

    Do we have a running list of judgements? He has two for Ms Carrol I think and this one as well, so far.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I hope the take both properties in Scotland. He will lose his shit over it.

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    [–] 9 points 2 years ago

    Womps and Preyers 🙏

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