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LetMyPeopleVote

(181,015 posts)
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 04:47 PM Sunday

Trump's vast fortune could be wiped out by judge's startling ruling: legal analyst

This lawsuit survived the motions to dismiss and could bankrupt trump

Trump's vast fortune could be wiped out by judge's startling ruling: legal analyst #RawStory

#TuckFrump (@realtuckfrumper.bsky.social) 2026-04-26T16:41:33.000Z

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-jan-6-2676815956/

President Donald Trump could see his vast personal fortune wiped out by a judge's ruling relating to the January 6 Capitol Hill attack, a legal analyst wrote Sunday.

The insurrection occurred as Congress met to certify the 2020 presidential election results, which Trump had refused to accept. Veteran legal analyst Sabrina Haake believes that Trump could see his personal fortune wiped out should a judge rule he is personally liable for damages accrued during the insurrection.

Haake wrote, "Measuring the amount of corruption lining Trump’s pocket is like shoveling on a snowy day. As of late January, Trump had pocketed upwards of $4 billion from untraceable cryptocurrency ventures, suspicious market manipulations, and outright bribery from foreign and domestic sources during his first year back in office.

"He’d better be thinking on how to hide it, because U.S. District Judge Amit P. Mehta has ruled that Trump. Is. Civilly. Liable for the damages he caused on January 6, 2021."

Last month, Mehta ruled that Trump was not immune against civil claims for damages regarding Jan. 6.

"Judge Mehta’s cautious 79-page ruling denied Trump civil immunity through a careful analysis largely devoted to distinguishing between Trump’s criminal actions as an office-holder (official-acts immunity), and his actions in seeking office, which were not official acts and therefore are not immune.

"The decision carefully followed the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling, and will allow claims against him from members of Congress and Capitol police officers to proceed to trial."
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Trump's vast fortune could be wiped out by judge's startling ruling: legal analyst (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote Sunday OP
I hadn't heard about this ruling. Excellent! Thanks for sharing. yellow dahlia Sunday #1
Cool. sheshe2 Sunday #2
About freaking time. GreenWave Sunday #3
T will countersue, orthoclad Sunday #4
Yep. Then he will ask for a billion dollars in damages and pay himself out of the US Treasury. Irish_Dem Sunday #5
How often do we see court orders obeyed? orthoclad Sunday #6
Maybe this is the reason why Chump sued Uncle Sam for $1 Billion? FakeNoose Sunday #7
Sure, Jan. ColoringFool Sunday #8
Sadly, it ain't gonna happen. At least not in his lifetime. IF he loses the civil suit, he will appeal and delay as much Fil1957 Sunday #9
He's installed Trump "friendly" judges.... SergeStorms Sunday #14
I'm with Judge Mehta. Kid Berwyn Sunday #10
What exactly does he plan to do with that money ? JI7 Sunday #11
Buy out God. usonian Sunday #19
Too good to be true Dave Id Sunday #12
He'll just fire the judge. BurnDoubt Sunday #13
Thinking about justice against that bottom feeding slimeball Buddyzbuddy Sunday #15
Please oh please just the thought of it makes me smile. Biophilic Sunday #16
Thanks for trying judge. IcyPeas Sunday #17
It's already in a Qatar "bank" ... Justice matters. 10 hrs ago #23
Class action suit. BidenRocks Sunday #18
The Supreme Court will save him. Iggo Sunday #20
I hope he loses every dime vapor2 Sunday #21
Do it Blue Owl 12 hrs ago #22
"Vast Personal Fortune" is Woefully Disingenuous The Roux Comes First 8 hrs ago #24

yellow dahlia

(6,287 posts)
1. I hadn't heard about this ruling. Excellent! Thanks for sharing.
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 05:04 PM
Sunday

I guess it got buried behind all the chaos coming from the regime.

orthoclad

(4,773 posts)
4. T will countersue,
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 05:15 PM
Sunday

saying they're being mean to him, and drag it out until they drag him out from natural causes.

His main area of expertise.

Will Trump, The Next Generation then inherit because the original suit is moot?

Irish_Dem

(81,971 posts)
5. Yep. Then he will ask for a billion dollars in damages and pay himself out of the US Treasury.
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 05:18 PM
Sunday

All of the court rulings are comedy gold.
Judges will never enforce any ruling.

orthoclad

(4,773 posts)
6. How often do we see court orders obeyed?
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 05:47 PM
Sunday

Unless they benefit the Reich wing. The key is: who does enforcement?

I can't forget DeJoy's refusal to obey a court order to deliver ballots in a timely manner, in 2020. Why is he still in office? We've been letting the Right get away with murder for years.

Enforce laws and rulings? Like the Epstein files law? Remember Mao: "political power grows from the barrel of a gun". Brutal, but so far true. Good and Pretti learned this.

FakeNoose

(42,052 posts)
7. Maybe this is the reason why Chump sued Uncle Sam for $1 Billion?
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 06:45 PM
Sunday

Chump's stupid lawsuit is totally unrelated to this one, but maybe he's thinking he can "make a deal"?
Something like ... "You drop yours and I'll drop mine. Then we both win."

I don't know, but that's basically how his mind works, if it works at all.

Fil1957

(782 posts)
9. Sadly, it ain't gonna happen. At least not in his lifetime. IF he loses the civil suit, he will appeal and delay as much
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 06:55 PM
Sunday

as possible, so that it will be years before any final judgement is reached. So many years if fact, that he will have likely passed away by then.

Ask E. Jean Carroll if she's gotten her money yet.

SergeStorms

(20,720 posts)
14. He's installed Trump "friendly" judges....
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 07:16 PM
Sunday

all over the U.S.. The higher up it goes, the greater the chances of his getting it thrown out.

The U.S. judicial system is tilted toward the wealthy, and the greater the wealth, the greater the tilt.

Orange jebus will never be held accountable for his crimes. Unfortunately, we might as well resign ourselves to that fact.

JI7

(93,798 posts)
11. What exactly does he plan to do with that money ?
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 07:00 PM
Sunday

Do you think he has a will ? I can't see him being the type that has set aside things for family members. He seems to selfish for that.

He is going to be 80 in a couple months.

Dave Id

(304 posts)
12. Too good to be true
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 07:01 PM
Sunday

I'll not be holding my breath. It would be great if it happened, but like I said...

BurnDoubt

(1,831 posts)
13. He'll just fire the judge.
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 07:03 PM
Sunday

Isn’t this how we do “Justice” now?
Maybe the confusion exists because he thinks they’ve been saying “Just Us”.

Buddyzbuddy

(2,764 posts)
15. Thinking about justice against that bottom feeding slimeball
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 07:20 PM
Sunday

Is like going to sleep and dreaming of winning a huge lottery jackpot. You wake up the next morning disappointed and just as poor as you were, before you fell asleep.

Biophilic

(6,614 posts)
16. Please oh please just the thought of it makes me smile.
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 07:26 PM
Sunday

And the thought of trump even considering it for a moment makes me smile wider. Yes, I know it’s far fetched, but I’m willing and happy to take these sweet thoughts when and where I can.

IcyPeas

(25,652 posts)
17. Thanks for trying judge.
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 07:31 PM
Sunday

"He’d better be thinking on how to hide it"....... Trump will have no problem hiding it.

Justice matters.

(9,955 posts)
23. It's already in a Qatar "bank" ...
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 01:18 PM
10 hrs ago

Maybe looking inside his 747 golden flying palace that ill-gotten fortune could be stashed in there?

BidenRocks

(3,424 posts)
18. Class action suit.
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 07:35 PM
Sunday

His actions continue to cause mental stress and is physically impacting our health!
Pain and suffering! $50,000 for each citizen, taken from his personal stash!

The Roux Comes First

(2,300 posts)
24. "Vast Personal Fortune" is Woefully Disingenuous
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 04:09 PM
8 hrs ago

Left to his own devices, he has repeatedly demonstrated a remarkable knack for ending up bankrupt. But let a few million misguided doofuses reinforce his instinct for bullying and power-mongering, and he has cheated, extorted, and otherwise stolen billions.

A remarkable accomplishment, I admit, for one so busy with his sexual criminology and a lust for cheating at golf.

But no need to whitewash it. He "earned" almost none of it.

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