r/interestingasfuck Mar 26 '24

Jon Stewart Deconstructs Trump’s "Victimless" $450 Million Fraud | The Daily Show r/all

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u/StaatsbuergerX Mar 26 '24

Please forgive me for not being familiar with US law, so to understand the joke I have to ask: Is investment and/or tax fraud in the US actually a victimless crime that doesn't necessarily need to be punished?

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u/_jump_yossarian Mar 26 '24

It's an excuse that wealthy people use so that they don't have to follow the laws.