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At whatever point it becomes clear to him that he is going to lose the election he will almost certainly cash out. If the race is close then he may make a gamble. But he is going to need the cash if he loses.

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Why would he need the money?

It isn’t like he pays his lawyers. And you don’t need a great lawyer to appeal a sensitive case indefinitely.

And… it isn’t like he paid his terrorists. He left them hanging out to dry after they failed to murder pence and the entirety of congress a couple years back.

Also, I have a strong suspicion that he’ll end up pushing for some blatantly illegal “charity” where True Believers can donate to The Real President Of The United States.

And lastly: Money is not a cure for novichok.

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Oh, he pays his lawyers, the good ones anyway. He’s represented in some of these cases by major firms doing a respectable job. They’ll stop if they don’t get paid.

And you can’t really appeal indefinitely, he has a few appeals before a sentence goes into effect and that’s it. Then he could still try different appeals, but he’d be doing it from prison or probation or whatever.

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He’s represented in some of these cases by major firms doing a respectable job.

Mmmmmm gonna need some examples there.

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Pretty sure he already needs the cash. Didnt he have problems raising the 500 million earlier this year?

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He may realize that putin’s got him covered as long as he continues sucking his dick.

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Putin is having some money troubles of his own right now. Banks in China are refusing to complete bank transactions with russia.

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Putin will only cover him as long as he’s useful.

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He can’t sell shit. Nobody wants the stock now. Even less when he loses. Once he pumps even a tiny fragment of his share into the market, the price will go to 0.

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