His approach in the election is slightly different: he just constantly contradicts himself so that he’ll have an out for whatever sleazy self-interested move he makes in the event he becomes President. Grifters have a fascinating toolbox.
His investors are born suckers, no doubt. So are his voters. The problem here is that a judge put his stamp of approval on what proved to be a fraudulent prospectus on the basis of “hey, life is full of risks, and one of those risks is people lying to you. So because he put the word “risk” in the prospectus a bunch of times you don’t get your investment back.” It’s another form of neoliberal deregulation that ensures that corporations can fleece customers without consequences.
