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Fiendish Thingy

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2. It's going to take a Democratic administration courageous enough to seize Trump's assets

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Thu May 14, 2026, 03:44 PM

22 hrs ago

And shut down Polymarket and seize their assets as well.

I believe there are laws passed in the aftermath of 9/11 that allows the president to seize assets without due process if they are suspected of being linked to terrorism.

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Someone must have the guts to say "No!" [View all] kentuck 23 hrs ago OP

Who? Srkdqltr 22 hrs ago #1

It's going to take a Democratic administration courageous enough to seize Trump's assets Fiendish Thingy 22 hrs ago #2

I don't believe any court will allow this "settlement"... appmanga 22 hrs ago #3

That's not how it works. TomSlick 20 hrs ago #4

Not a legal expert, but States should have standing to bring lawsuits against a corrupt Federal GoodRaisin 20 hrs ago #6

I can't see the States or taxpayers having standing to sue or intervene in any existing suit. TomSlick 19 hrs ago #7

If that's the case then there is no way to stop him from stealing the money. He may as well GoodRaisin 18 hrs ago #9

I have issues with the prosecutorial function being in the judicial branch. TomSlick 15 hrs ago #11

President and prosecutors being on the same team can be pretty bad too. GoodRaisin 14 hrs ago #13

That would be great. TomSlick 38 min ago #14

Trump filed a lawsuit... appmanga 18 hrs ago #8

Again, that's not how it works. TomSlick 14 hrs ago #12

They will settle out of court and both drop the case. Ol Janx Spirit 20 hrs ago #5

People have been saying this for over a decade. Ace Rothstein 18 hrs ago #10