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“Desperate” Trump’s inability to get fraud bond makes him “massive national security risk,” Dem says (www.salon.com)

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"Any foreign adversary seeking to buy a President knows the price," warns Rep. Sean Casten

A Democrat who sits on the House Financial Services Committee warned that former President Donald Trump’s inability to secure a bond for his $464 million fraud judgment makes him a “massive national security risk.”

Trump’s lawyers in a filing on Monday told a New York appeals court that he cannot secure a bond after approaching 30 underwriters.

“The amount of the judgment, with interest, exceeds $464 million, and very few bonding companies will consider a bond of anything approaching that magnitude,” the attorneys wrote.

The filing quoted an insurance broker who signed an affidavit stating that securing the bond is a “practical impossibility.”

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[-] ramble81@lemm.ee 55 points 9 months ago

So that’s an interesting question there. An elected official gets to see top secret information that anyone else would have to go through a stringent check on. Why shouldn’t the elected official be held to the same standard as they will be accessing the same information? Why does being elected override that?

[-] Cethin@lemmy.zip 4 points 9 months ago

Well, in my opinion, I'd rather have a homeless person as president than a rich bastard. I don't think wealth should influence electability, but it does anyway. There should be plenty of checks in place though, just not requiring wealth.

[-] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world -4 points 9 months ago

I mean I agree.

I also think that we could do away with primaries and parties together, then put together a list of qualifications for all the available elected positions; each voter is required to when registering to list their qualifications; then at random we select a pool of potential applicants for a given campaign cycle. We then vote on the candidates and decide. Public office shouldn't be a career, it should be a civic obligation like jury duty. Unless you have a valid reason to not hold office, welp, if your number comes up..

[-] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

I’d buy a lottery ticket for the chance to become president for a term.

[-] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

I mainly just don't think that the majority of leaders are remotely qualified, nor do I think a career of seeking power qualifies you to wield it.

I'd rather you were President (so long as you meet some minimum qualifications).

[-] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago

My penis is 37.5mm long.

It that long enough?

[-] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

37.5mm

I mean its not the qualification I would lead with, its fine.

Presidents can have a little penis, as a treat.

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