(09-28-2023, 07:43 AM)homebiscuit Wrote:

(09-28-2023, 07:26 AM)mikesez Wrote: As I've said before, everything is illegal in New York.  Their entire legal system is based on making citizens and businesses feel like they've been given a special dispensation of sorts that could be taken away at any time.  I'm sure Trump did falsify his business records because that's his character.  I'm also sure New York would try to prosecute him for business crimes even if he did nothing wrong.

I’ve reserved comment on this because I know nothing of the New York business climate, but in your opinion, do you think what they charged Trump with is common practice there?

I don't know much about the case, but if they charged him with inflating the values of his properties, that would be the lender's responsibility to determine that prior to lending him any money.  After all, if you get a mortgage, doesn't the bank do an appraisal?  Like Mike said, I don't doubt that he lied, because he does that every time he opens his mouth, but there has to be some responsibility on the other end of the deal, especially since everyone already knows he lies all the time.

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