The Trump Organization is trying to determine the sweep of Tuesday’s ruling that Donald Trump is liable for fraud and what it means for the future of the former president’s namesake business, his attorneys say.

At a pre-trial hearing Wednesday, Trump attorneys said they didn’t know to which part of the company the ruling applied and were starting to work out what may need to be dissolved to comply with the judge’s surprise decision.

Officials from New York Attorney General Letitia James’ office also said they needed more time to go through the order.

The fraud case “changed significantly since yesterday,” New York Judge Arthur Engoron said in court Wednesday, referring to his stunning ruling where he found Trump and his adult sons liable for fraud and canceled the Trump Organization’s business certification.

  • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    There are myriad possible reasons for people not voting, including but not limited to

    1. Voter suppression makes it extremely difficult to impossible for many, especially in the states and districts that Trump won. Voter suppression that the Dems keep promising to do something about.

    2. The disenfranchisement through lack of faithful representation I mentioned

    3. Having no energy left after working grueling hours on election day

    4. Going to college in a state that only allows permanent residents to vote and being unable to return to your hometown for election day

    But you just automatically assume that it’s the only one that’s completely unquantifiable and absolves yourself and your favourite politicians from all responsibility.

    That’s very convenient, don’t you think?

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      Not at all, but while all of those reasons can and should be addressed, the vast majority of people not voting are choosing not to for other reasons. It’s not inability it’s lack of will. The reason one side is trying to stifle the voice of the other by gerrymandering and making registration difficult is because votes matter. Yet many people choose not to vote as they think their vote doesn’t make a difference. It’s apathy more than barriers.

      Too tired to vote is not a real reason. There is postal voting in many states. Despite postal voting in some states, and states without the type of problems you cite, voter turnout is still low. It’s a big problem.

      You’re complaining about disenfranchised voters while downvoring comments you don’t agree with. I assume the irony is lost on you.

      I don’t care about Internet points. The whole system on Lemmy is to make posts more visible. You’re choosing to stifle conversation.