MicroWave@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoTrump raised $7.1 million after Georgia booking, mugshotwww.politico.comexternal-linkmessage-square116fedilinkarrow-up1430arrow-down138file-text
arrow-up1392arrow-down1external-linkTrump raised $7.1 million after Georgia booking, mugshotwww.politico.comMicroWave@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square116fedilinkfile-text
The former president raised $4.18 million on Friday alone, the single-highest 24 hour period of his campaign to date.
minus-squareUniquitous@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down1·10 months agoIf he’s convicted, does this count as proceeds gained via criminal activity, which he would then forfeit?
minus-squareKhanzarate@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkarrow-up25·10 months agoNah, it’s specifically not a crime to be arrested, that’d be an infinite jail glitch. He’ll waste it all on lawyers whose job will be to disprove hard evidence though, since he’s very guilty, so it’ll be fine.
minus-squarejhulten@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up3·10 months agoBut he could misuse funds or commit other fraud with them.
minus-squareKhanzarate@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·10 months agoSure, but getting arrested still isn’t a crime.
If he’s convicted, does this count as proceeds gained via criminal activity, which he would then forfeit?
Nah, it’s specifically not a crime to be arrested, that’d be an infinite jail glitch.
He’ll waste it all on lawyers whose job will be to disprove hard evidence though, since he’s very guilty, so it’ll be fine.
But he could misuse funds or commit other fraud with them.
Sure, but getting arrested still isn’t a crime.