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mucholderthandirt

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38. He has no choice. The escrow account is now opened to her, Trump can't do a damned thing.
Thu Jul 9, 2026, 05:57 PM
20 hrs ago

He can cry all he wants, but whoever was in charge of the account has to give her the money, no delays, no excuses. It's over.

And don't worry, Trump will just take the money from us, he isn't out a dime.

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Is this final? senseandsensibility 23 hrs ago #1
This is it malaise 23 hrs ago #2
Good news! senseandsensibility 23 hrs ago #3
I think it may be, because of this bit lower down muriel_volestrangler 23 hrs ago #4
Happy Dance! Bayard 22 hrs ago #5
Let's see if she actually gets the money. Fil1957 22 hrs ago #6
The money is already in the Court's account PJMcK 22 hrs ago #14
However, it is not in her account. Sneederbunk 17 hrs ago #53
The money is already in the Court's account PJMcK 22 hrs ago #15
Thanks for the info canetoad 21 hrs ago #29
I'm kind of obsessed with Trump's court cases PJMcK 20 hrs ago #40
Then we both need help because I'm kinda obsessed with his court cases. MarineCombatEngineer 19 hrs ago #41
YEP....I still say he won't pay democratsruletheday 19 hrs ago #43
He's already paid, for him to appeal, he had to deposit the money in an escrow account MarineCombatEngineer 19 hrs ago #44
Fat chance durablend 22 hrs ago #7
Which is exactly why he's been fighting to stop the release of those funds. WestMichRad 22 hrs ago #17
The court controls the money, not him. The electronic funds transfer is done by the court from their account. BumRushDaShow 21 hrs ago #22
He's already, in essence, paid her, MarineCombatEngineer 20 hrs ago #31
He has no choice. The escrow account is now opened to her, Trump can't do a damned thing. mucholderthandirt 20 hrs ago #38
And what happens if/when he refuses to pay? TheRickles 22 hrs ago #8
The money is in a sort of escrow account leftieNanner 22 hrs ago #9
Your understanding is correct. nt MarineCombatEngineer 20 hrs ago #34
This message was self-deleted by its author spooky3 18 hrs ago #47
He has no control over the money, it's already in an escrow account with the court, so, in essence, MarineCombatEngineer 20 hrs ago #32
Trump will repeal to a higher court. Emile 22 hrs ago #10
Didn't the SC already turn him down? senseandsensibility 22 hrs ago #12
They did but his attorneys apparently asked them to reconsider. spooky3 21 hrs ago #27
They have 25 days to ask SCOTUS to reconsider the denial of cert onenote 19 hrs ago #42
A HIGHER court? WHO? GOD? cantaloupe caligula has already be declined by the SCOTUS. So unless he has a back The_REAL_Ecumenist 22 hrs ago #16
I think his back channel COL Mustard 21 hrs ago #25
ME TOO, COL Mustard, ME TOO! The_REAL_Ecumenist 20 hrs ago #39
Supreme Court already nixed his bid to have it heard. nt MarineCombatEngineer 20 hrs ago #35
I know, who knows what he has up his Emile 19 hrs ago #45
He can try, but in the end, she will get the money. nt MarineCombatEngineer 19 hrs ago #46
Just anticipating the orange idiot's next deflection BeneteauBum 22 hrs ago #11
It is over malaise 22 hrs ago #13
He'll go after Judge Kaplan WestMichRad 22 hrs ago #19
It's not like the marmalade shartcannon hasn't gone after Judge Kaplan in the past Brother Buzz 20 hrs ago #33
I think I see where you're going with this... slightlv 21 hrs ago #23
He's already paid the money to the court, which now controls it, not Trumpedo. nt MarineCombatEngineer 20 hrs ago #36
She should have asked for a public apology. Would have killed him. RoeVWade 22 hrs ago #18
No I think his main goal is to discourage her from collecting the other fine - $83 million FakeNoose 21 hrs ago #21
The $83 mill defamation suit is working its way through appeals. I spooky3 21 hrs ago #28
I almost hate to say this, but will he now put out a hit on her rurallib 21 hrs ago #20
Don't rule that out malaise 21 hrs ago #24
... Wednesdays 14 hrs ago #57
Watch him try to pay it in his Shitcoin crypto Warpy 21 hrs ago #26
He can't - the money was held by the court in escrow malaise 21 hrs ago #30
Is that true for the $83 million too? I hope so. Nt spooky3 18 hrs ago #48
Not sure malaise 18 hrs ago #49
The money is already in the court's hands, there's nothing he can do to stop it from being MarineCombatEngineer 20 hrs ago #37
Has it been disbursed? hamsterjill 17 hrs ago #50
I've tried to find out but nothing yet, I suspect it will be disbursed in the coming day or days. MarineCombatEngineer 17 hrs ago #51
Catsup bottles will be stampeeding to escape slob SheltieLover 17 hrs ago #52
Yeppers. hamsterjill 17 hrs ago #54
Tippy toeing around Trump, as usual dlk 16 hrs ago #55
By the time she gets the $5.8 million... Kid Berwyn 14 hrs ago #56
Excellent. Dunc 11 hrs ago #58
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