Kathy Hochul has assured NYC business owners that they won't be targeted in this manner - just Trump.
I'm not making that up:
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) addressed New York business owners in a new interview and told them there was “nothing to worry about” after former President Trump was hit with a $355 million fine a…
thehill.com
Ah, but the words, they have room to grow...
“By and large, they are honest people"
New Yorkers who are business people have nothing to worry about, because they’re very different than
Donald Trump and his behavior,”
So, if We (that is indeed the royal We) have decided you have been dishonest and or "Trumplike" meaning you challenge us and our regime, then of course we will do the exact same thing to you.
And I think this has a part to play in why 30 institutions turned him down. By giving him the money, they leave themselves and their investors open to being prosecuted in exactly the same way. Why didn't anyone defend the accused at the Salem witch trials?
"Bob, can we loan this to Trump?
"Fred, accounting and legal looked at it. Do you know exactly how many real estate transactions we did in the last 10 years?
"Crap, I dunno, tens of thousands?"
"More, and more importantly, do you know how much outside information we received on valuations other than our own people?"
"None, that's why we have people, right? "
"Exactly. We can be accused of doing exactly what he did, and there's literally no defense. "
"Crap!"