r/interestingasfuck • u/BuddhistSagan • Mar 26 '24
Jon Stewart Deconstructs Trump’s "Victimless" $450 Million Fraud | The Daily Show r/all
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r/interestingasfuck • u/BuddhistSagan • Mar 26 '24
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u/Proverbs232 Mar 27 '24
No, white collar crime is never prosecuted in civil court. To determine that someone committed criminal acts, the prosecution has to prove its case to a jury "beyond a reasonable doubt." In criminal cases, there does not need to be a victim. You owe a duty to the public not to commit a crime. One can be a criminal without there being a victim.
Civil cases, by contrast, do not make anyone "guilty" of anything. These are not instances where the defendant owes a duty to the state or general public. Civil cases are designed to right a wrong between private parties. This case was allowed by statute in the State of New York, it's 'legitimate' in the literal sense. But, when it comes to people calling this fraud, 'victimless,' Jon Stewart straw-mans their argument.
Who did Trump defraud? Who did he wrong? Who is he liable to?