r/politics • u/theindependentonline The Independent • 1d ago

No Paywall Trump’s ballroom construction ‘likely unlawful,’ John Roberts says, but Supreme Court will allow it anyway

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-ballroom-construction-unlawful-john-roberts-b3042329.html
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u/CobraPony67 Washington 1d ago

Summary of Trump in general. It seems like he gets a pass on everything he does his entire life. Break all sorts of laws and he gets a slap on the wrist and just keeps going. As long as you have lots of money, a team of lawyers, and pay off the right people, you can get away with anything in this country.

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u/Flopdo California 1d ago

Is there a better example of someone failing upward their entire life?

Trump is a fkn enigma to me. I don't get why he got where he is. Seems any reasonable person should have shut him down decades ago.

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u/lordraiden007 22h ago

You too could have trump's way of life, it just requires doing this one simple trick: being born into a family with lots of money.

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u/bogglingsnog 20h ago

And then extorting inheritance from your family members when the patriarch passes away