New York Attorney General Letitia James is ready to seize former President Donald Trump’s iconic New York City buildings if he can’t come up with the cash to pay his $355 million civil fraud fine, a new report shows. "If he does not have funds to pay off the judgment, then we will seek judgment enfo…

    • @halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world
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      254 months ago

      Maybe a one-time exception needs to be made. I’m sure NYC would be collectively celebrating if he’s forced to clear out of there.

    • Flying Squid
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      54 months ago

      It’s not legal where I live either, but stores open up selling them anyway. 🤷

      Would a flea market full of cheap illegal Chinese counterfeits of high-end fashion items work?

    • Spaz
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      14 months ago

      Sell them to be used in trumps formerly owned buildings 😉

    • @dodgy_bagel@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      Actually, the supremacy clause of the constitution protects any state or federal law enforcement from taking place on property owned by the president (or former president). It’s kinda like the reservation system- in fact I think Andrew Jackson “bought” all native land for $1, which enabled the formation of indian reservations.

      [EDIT:] Source: LibraryOfCongress.gov/intrastate-commerce-clause