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(302 posts)And if he were (to be) stripped of all other currently available presidential perks, that would be even better.
brewens
(13,618 posts)along with the pension is a joke to a guy that wealthy. He can't claim to even need taxpayers to cover it.
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,034 posts)Secret Service protection is a necessity for the stability of the nation.
Murder or injury of even a disgraced former President would create national upheavals we don't need.
Further, private security is insufficient for two reasons:
1) Threats can be international or be organized in force to overwhelm private security. The Secret Service gets information from the three-letter agencies that is not available to private security.
2) An ex-President can be competent at winning votes but incompetent at organizing proper, effective security.
soldierant
(6,914 posts)Secret Service agents could possibly help to check his antisocial behabior.
Mr. Evil
(2,853 posts)Billionaire In Name Only.
DinahMoeHum
(21,806 posts)n/t
lostnfound
(16,189 posts)A Loser Billionaire in Name Only
Apologies to actual albinos.
Mr. Evil
(2,853 posts)YoshidaYui
(41,856 posts)lets light a joint to him getting indicted...eventually may his legal troubles be enough to send him to prison for life.
Mr. Evil
(2,853 posts)calimary
(81,447 posts)I don't think they allow cellphone privileges in one's jail/prison cell. Full disclosure: I've never tested that theory.
Mr. Evil
(2,853 posts)And I certainly hope you never have the displeasure of doing so!
calimary
(81,447 posts)Bernardo de La Paz
(49,034 posts)we can do it
(12,190 posts)Mr. Evil
(2,853 posts)housecat
(3,121 posts)brewens
(13,618 posts)been over a billion. I doubt he could ever have cashed out and ended up with anything close to a billion.
DFW
(54,436 posts)If a tree falls in a forest and no one hears it, does it still make a noise?
If you have borrowed $5 billion, but owe $10 billion, are you a billionaire, or are you the worlds biggest deadbeat? Or both? I guess if no one has the capacity to call in the debt, then youre both.
Mr. Evil
(2,853 posts)gab13by13
(21,396 posts)the few that make money need to pump money into the failing ones.
Trump is not a good businessman.
When Letitia James is done with him (Oct. 2nd trial) he will not be able to do any business in New York, she will cripple him.
Cherokee100
(268 posts)Send him to Moscow, where he can serve his time, in a Russian prison. He would be among friends there.
mobeau69
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Kennah
(14,312 posts)Bernardo de La Paz
(49,034 posts)Emile
(22,894 posts)3Hotdogs
(12,405 posts)Yiz don't like charity?
Traildogbob
(8,794 posts)Melanias entitlement that she will get after he finally dies.
Scalded Nun
(1,237 posts)ECL213
(216 posts)How many millions did this prick make charging the Secret Service to stay at his shithole country clubs.
3catwoman3
(24,035 posts)He is such a lowlife. A thoroughly despicable person with no redeeming qualities - not a single one.
stopdiggin
(11,358 posts)insurrection, actual crimes against the state. 'Felony' is probably too broad a category. And paying off a stripper (among a couple thousand other shi**y and dishonest things he's done both in and out of office) doesn't rise to the level ... Overall - I'd be a vote against. And I also think there's a certain element of sophomore games and hi-jinks here - which also merits more eye-roll that endorsement.
MadameButterfly
(1,062 posts)would be pursued endlessly in hopes of getting a felony to cut off pensions.
czarjak
(11,289 posts)grantcart
(53,061 posts)Takket
(21,620 posts)Submitted Feb 2021 by Jayapal and Maloney. It was sent to the oversight committee and no action has been taken since.
Maloney lost to a rethug in 2022.
Called the REAP act.
Being that rethugs now own the committees I would say this bill is dead.
blueinredohio
(6,797 posts)Anyone in congress, senate, judges etc.
MadameButterfly
(1,062 posts)insurrectionists especially.
SeattleVet
(5,478 posts)Strip away ALL of the benefits that former Presidents get...office and staff allowances, health care, health insurance, and Secret Service protection.
The value of the 'side-bennies' is way higher than the piddly little pension.
Cha
(297,582 posts)Hortensis
(58,785 posts)live love laugh
(13,128 posts)ShazzieB
(16,497 posts)RocRizzo55
(980 posts)Sure does