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BlueWavePsych

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29. Trump's Promise Not to Sell His Truth Social Stock May Land Him in Financial and Legal Peril
Sat Sep 14, 2024, 02:26 PM
Sep 2024
Nevertheless, this week Trump may have set himself up for some more indictments related to his notoriously unscrupulous business operations. At a press avail staged at his Palos Verdes, California, golf resort, Trump was asked a question about the abysmal performance of his Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG) stock that has lost more than three quarters of its value since its March debut on the NASDAQ stock exchange...

The problem with that is that, now, if Trump does sell, he could be in violation of Federal securities fraud laws governing stock manipulation and subject to up to 20 years in prison. It is illegal for company principals and major shareholders to mislead investors as to their future positions in a stock.

Driving the point home, Trump later repeated that "I'm not gonna sell my shares. I don't need money" Which makes it all the more curious that he is constantly begging his cult followers for more donations and trying to sell them garbage like Trump-branded sneakers and bibles. But more to the point, Trump has now made a declarative statement that he is not going to sell his shares of TMTG when the lock-up period expires in the next week or so.


https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/9/14/2270297/-Trump-s-Promise-Not-to-Sell-His-Truth-Social-Stock-May-Land-Him-in-Financial-and-Legal-Peril



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. . . CousinIT Sep 2024 #1
I wonder who he has planted in the SEC... Think. Again. Sep 2024 #2
He's panicked that he won'tbe able to sell Iwasthere Sep 2024 #3
Sounds right orangecrush Sep 2024 #6
If he sells now, after publicly saying he won't VMA131Marine Sep 2024 #30
He'll find a way to unload it through a private sale FakeNoose Sep 2024 #50
Pretty sure you can't do a private sale on publicly traded stock VMA131Marine Sep 2024 #56
OK ... FakeNoose Sep 2024 #57
"SUSPECTED FRAUD OR MARKET MANIPULATION".... I think we have a winner. groundloop Sep 2024 #4
+1 pat_k Sep 2024 #7
TFG just pumped the stock by promising not to cash out at his first opportunity. Eugene Sep 2024 #14
see post #18 ZonkerHarris Sep 2024 #20
Yeah Smackdown2019 Sep 2024 #31
Isn't that stock manipulation? Ocelot II Sep 2024 #5
Margin called BootinUp Sep 2024 #8
I love that movie! COL Mustard Sep 2024 #32
One of the few movies that will be a classic forever! PSPS Sep 2024 #38
They give the reason trading was halted when they take action ToxMarz Sep 2024 #9
Thanks. I had seen the spike and wondered what had caused it. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2024 #19
I'm sure he's structured so that COL Mustard Sep 2024 #33
It does appear he made a good deal for himself there at TMTG Shermann Sep 2024 #41
Market Manipulation! He's lucky all they did was halt trading for a few minutes! slightlv Sep 2024 #42
Pump and Dump RussBLib Sep 2024 #10
Some time between 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm ET yesterday (9/13/24) BumRushDaShow Sep 2024 #11
His lockout period ends on Sep 20, IIRC, and at that point he can sell. RockRaven Sep 2024 #12
I'm pretty sure the Nasdaq isn't moniss Sep 2024 #13
Idiot "Businessman" Doesn't Know How Stock Exchanges Work LudwigPastorius Sep 2024 #15
He's deploying performative nonsense to keep his name (and stock) in the news. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2024 #21
F. All of the above. C Moon Sep 2024 #16
great minds think alike. barbtries Sep 2024 #24
If he truly intends to keep his shares, he would welcome the halting JoseBalow Sep 2024 #17
"Bullshit" is too nice. rubbersole Sep 2024 #22
Yeah....wish I had the dough to SHORT that POS ticker when it got to $78 all those month ago Bengus81 Sep 2024 #53
IN CA on Thursday he said he isn't selling his shares and this I think is why.... ZonkerHarris Sep 2024 #18
re: "I believe he has already leveraged his shares for cash loans." thesquanderer Sep 2024 #34
My husband says if he could find someone who would actually take the stock as collateral, LauraInLA Sep 2024 #43
any bank that already does business with him. ZonkerHarris Sep 2024 #45
It's not just foolhardy, I believe it's illegal... thesquanderer Sep 2024 #46
Hopefully there are some consequences included in those loans. LiberalFighter Sep 2024 #36
so my guess is barbtries Sep 2024 #23
Fraud? Manipulation? Lack of funds? Donald? Marcuse Sep 2024 #25
Say it ain't so orangecrush Sep 2024 #48
Move it to the penny stock sheets? intrepidity Sep 2024 #26
Whole lotta true believers got hosed on that deal Warpy Sep 2024 #27
It's the true believers who become Chump's best marks FakeNoose Sep 2024 #51
So,e of them squandered their whole retirement nest egg on that man's fantasy Warpy Sep 2024 #55
were the shares 'given' to Trump? pfitz59 Sep 2024 #28
Hahahahahahahaha....... COL Mustard Sep 2024 #35
Trump's Promise Not to Sell His Truth Social Stock May Land Him in Financial and Legal Peril BlueWavePsych Sep 2024 #29
I hope the media keep asking questions about his company LiberalFighter Sep 2024 #37
Is that bottom picture an altered shot of Mel's Hole in E WA? captain queeg Sep 2024 #40
I hope NY is right there when he dumps his stock to make sure they collect their $500 million. captain queeg Sep 2024 #39
Blah, blah, blah. Just a lot of Dump hot air, as usual. So. like, where is he going to move it, and will Martin68 Sep 2024 #44
Iirc, the stock has to maintain $12 for so many days BadgerKid Sep 2024 #47
That was the spike on Friday Miguelito Loveless Sep 2024 #49
The dolt has a paper fetish? Brainfodder Sep 2024 #52
Take it to the pink sheets nilram Sep 2024 #54
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