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Rhiannon12866

(248,135 posts) Wed Oct 22, 2025, 04:39 PM Oct 22

Trump on potential DOJ settlement: 'Strange to make a decision where I'm paying myself' - MSNBC Reports

Trump is reportedly seeking $230 million in damages from the Department of Justice, according to the New York Times. Trump spoke on the potential settlement, saying it's "strange to make a decision where I'm paying myself." MSNBC Justice and Intelligence Correspondent Ken Dilanian has more details.

Former federal prosecutor Berit Berger and Senior Editor at Lawfare Anna Bower join Ali Vitali to react. Bower also shares more on U.S. attorney Lindsey Halligan texting her to object to a social media post discussing Letitia James' indictment. - Aired on 10/22/2025.

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Trump on potential DOJ settlement: 'Strange to make a decision where I'm paying myself' - MSNBC Reports (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Oct 22 OP

Pukes are totally fine with this Blues Heron Oct 22 #1

Taxpayer money?? For what?? This should be used to help the people, not to add to the spoils of the Grifter-in Chief! Rhiannon12866 Oct 22 #2

Reveals Trumps mental state. He thinks the U.S. treasury is his. enough Oct 22 #3

Exactly, he has no wish for the shutdown to end, he believes that all the resources of the government are his Rhiannon12866 Oct 22 #4

Trump on potential DOJ settlement: 'Strange to make a decision where I'm paying myself' - riversedge Oct 23 #5

Blues Heron

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1. Pukes are totally fine with this

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Wed Oct 22, 2025, 04:58 PM

Oct 22

Rhiannon12866

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2. Taxpayer money?? For what?? This should be used to help the people, not to add to the spoils of the Grifter-in Chief!

Reply to Blues Heron (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 22, 2025, 05:02 PM

Oct 22

enough

(13,677 posts)

3. Reveals Trumps mental state. He thinks the U.S. treasury is his.

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Wed Oct 22, 2025, 05:07 PM

Oct 22

He thinks he would be “paying himself.” The fact that the taxpayers would be paying is beyond him.

Rhiannon12866

(248,135 posts)

4. Exactly, he has no wish for the shutdown to end, he believes that all the resources of the government are his

Reply to enough (Reply #3)

Wed Oct 22, 2025, 05:14 PM

Oct 22

And he is free to do whatever he likes, including destroying part of The People's House because everything is "his."

riversedge

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5. Trump on potential DOJ settlement: 'Strange to make a decision where I'm paying myself' -

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Thu Oct 23, 2025, 05:29 AM

Oct 23

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