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[Folly]

A couple of other noteworthy points regarding the government shutdown. First, this is Trump's last chance before he loses the House, which will make it much more difficult to get his wall funding. That's a fairly strong incentive for him to push this thing as long as he can.

Also, we're talking about people losing their paychecks going into the Christmas holiday. That's likely to get a bit more reaction compared to previous shutdowns.

[Kagus]

https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN1OB01N

Specifically,

"Number one, it wasn't a campaign contribution. If it were, it's only civil, and even if it's only civil, there was no violation based on what we did. OK?"

I... Well then. What exactly are you supposed to do when the president starts effectively parodying himself?

[wierd]

Stand back as the singularity rips a hole in reality, and starts drawing all of government into the orange, sithis-shaped hole that is the madgod presidency?

[Starver]

Yes, Mister President, you need to build a wall along the whole US/French border. Definitely that. That's what this situation clearly demands.

[scriver]

Walling in Liberty Island hardly seems impossible though

[Enemy post]

Michael Cohen just got 3 years in prison.

[Starver]

Time will tell whether he gets off lighter than the American People, or not..?

[nenjin]

Seems like a slap on the wrist. 3 years and 2 million? Seems pretty tame for the ultra-wealthy political elite.

[Gentlefish]

This is after the asset seizures as well, which was a fair chuck of his wealth. I think that was in the 10's of millions?

[nenjin]

This is after the asset seizures as well, which was a fair chuck of his wealth. I think that was in the 10's of millions?

Ah, wasn't mentioned in the article.

[Trekkin]

And he's not actually ultra-wealthy since the value of taxi medallions tanked and his real estate ventures fell through. Apparently his legal payments have bankrupted him.

At any rate, the sentencing guidelines were 51-63 months. Knocking 15 months off the minimum for his cooperation is perhaps more generous than we would like, but not unreasonable, and it might serve to encourage others to cooperate, particularly if they're at risk of being charged in state court where Trump can't pardon them.

[WealthyRadish]

It's sad to see such a successful family-oriented individual led astray by legal misunderstandings. The 6 months of his sentence that he ends up serving in a minimum-security prison might seem excessive (and certainly politically motivated to be that extreme), but sometimes unfortunate outcomes like that are necessary to demonstrate that justice in the US applies equally to everyone.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

This is high-quality bait, alright. How much?

[WealthyRadish]

This is high-quality bait, alright. How much?

How much you got?

[Trekkin]

This is high-quality bait, alright. How much?

How much you got?

It's not really a specific, finite amount. Depends on how we're feeling day to day.

Welcome to Trump economics, where everything's made up and the numbers don't matter.