• Seasoned_Greetings@lemm.ee
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    9 months ago

    He’s going to try to stiff the court. I’d bet money on it. He’s going to hide behind his lawyers and try to claim the law doesn’t apply the same way to an ex president. Just to delay long enough for the election.

    The real test of our democracy will be whether or not they just arrest him when he tries that.

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      9 months ago

      Uh, I don’t think New York law provides for debtors’ prisons anymore. Those went out of style in the 1700s.

      The way a court actually handles an unpaid judgment is it just orders the seizure of any property the debtor does own. It doesn’t need permission.

    • AFK BRB Chocolate@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      Worth pointing out that there’s interest on it until it’s paid. Currently NY interest on judgements is 9%.

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      9 months ago

      DeSantis has previously stated he won’t extradite the Cheeto to NY. So in event of arrest warrant he’d just stay away from NY like he already does or til he is president and he isn’t able to be arrested over that.

    • kent_eh@lemmy.ca
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      9 months ago

      He’s going to try to stiff the court.

      If he does, they can seize assets.