Less than two weeks after paying E. Jean Carroll $5.6 million tied to a civil sexual abuse and defamation case, President Donald Trump is asking for the money back.

Trump’s legal team is seeking an emergency injunction that would force Carroll to return the amount she was paid following a judge’s July 8 ruling that ordered the payment process to begin, according to The Independent.

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    If Americans don’t step up right now and end this madness, Trump is going to make Hitler look like a saint in the history books…and he will turn America into Dante’s most depraved level of Hell.

    Wake the fuck up!

    The whole world is watching all of you and Americans are just letting him get away with all of this.

    Don’t you people have laws, or people willing to enforce them? This would never fly in any other 1st world country, and most 3rd world countries would be fighting harder right now than almost all Americans are. What happened to Americans?

    When did Americans become so spineless?

    Is this what America wants? Is Trump not the actual problem? Is America the problem?

    The world is watching you, and is so disappointed in you right now. Do something.

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      Hey, thanks for the input. Most of us are still trying to stay no violent and use the American democratic system via the midterm.

      He’s going to try to fuck with that, but I think we need to see democracy fail at the state level ballot boxes before we have to say non violence isn’t working.

      There have been many protests, many people have been accused or detained because of these, many Americans are doing things it’s just that America is so fucking huge it’s hard to see them all and the main media is definitely under reporting.

      If your only definition for America to have woken up is to impeach and remove Trump or begin some kind of rebellion well fine that’s your definition, but I think it’s very wrong to say everyone in the country is just sitting around twiddling their thumbs.

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        Yeah, something that is often missed in all this “literally all Americans are fucking worthless pieces of shit” rhetoric is that most people just aren’t capable enough to raise a fucking army, coordinate coups, or plan assassinations. But I know a great many Americans who understand what they can do, and that is protecting their neighbors, feeding their communities, and fighting for their families. Many people are sacrificing a great deal to ensure the safety of those who are otherwise targeted. The one’s that aren’t were never going to do anything to begin with, but to say nothing is being done is an insult to those who are working tirelessly to help people survive this shit every day.

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      that was the motto in early 2025 when the ICE raids started. It’s too late for that. I think the best bet, now, is for the USA to implode. I’d rather we try to mitigate the harm of their military, abroad; and usher in the refugees.