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Technically true but it's very clear what's going on. The court case was one pretty much everyone agreed Trump would lose. Trump literally told Zuckerberg the c
by afavour 2y ago
Technically true but it's very clear what's going on. The court case was one pretty much everyone agreed Trump would lose. Trump literally told Zuckerberg the court case needed to be resolved if he wanted to get into the inner circle... ta-da, $25m later, it's all gone.
Let's just call corruption corruption.
- bawolff 2y agoSettling cases even when its clear you are going to win is actually a thing that happens more often than you would think. Sometimes the settlement is cheaper than paying lawyers in a drawn out trial. Not to mention the PR cost.
- afavour 2y agoYes, and one side outright asking for a settlement as part of a corrupt deal also happens. Let’s be real.
- bawolff 2y agoI suppose, but i don't really see the advantage of doing it as part of the settlement. If zuck wanted to give trump a bribe why not just donate directly?
- lazide 2y agoPayments/Solicitation in the course of a court case don’t count as extortion, or bribery. Also, in some circumstances they can be tax free.
- StackRanker3000 2y agoIn addition to what lazide said, this suit was filed in 2021. Zuck didn’t know then that Trump would win the next election or which way public sentiments would change. But now here we are.