The company that saved Donald Trump with a $175 million bank fraud bond is playing an insurance game that has experts questioning whether New York will ever see the money.
Trump may be destroying faith in the American legal system with his constant attacks, but what’s really destroyed my faith is the way the various justice departments have handled him and his cases. It’s rarely been clearer that there’s two tiers that allow the wealthy and influential to avoid consequences in ways a normal citizen never could. In the USA in 2024, we have proof that you can avoid jail time, reduce your punishment and delay to your heart’s content as long as you are popular enough. Even after confessing to your crimes multiple times.
Trump may be destroying faith in the American legal system with his constant attacks, but what’s really destroyed my faith is the way the various justice departments have handled him and his cases. It’s rarely been clearer that there’s two tiers that allow the wealthy and influential to avoid consequences in ways a normal citizen never could. In the USA in 2024, we have proof that you can avoid jail time, reduce your punishment and delay to your heart’s content as long as you are popular enough. Even after confessing to your crimes multiple times.