DONARUDO
WEEK 458 / 583 — The Bond
Vol. 7 ·  Chapter 49 — Guilty · Mar 19 – Mar 25, 2024
Manga panel 1 of 5, Week 458 “The Bond”: Dawn over a table of ledgers: the judgment stands at $454 million, due Monday, and no bonding company will write the number.
Guilty
THE JUDGMENT: $454 MILLION. DUE MONDAY.
Even though I did nothing wrong, a Radical Left New York Judge, a true Trump Hater, Arthur Engoron (Are we allowed to speak about his Unconstitutional Gag Order?), picked a number out of THIN AIR, $355,000,000, plus interest…
Manga panel 2 of 5, Week 458 “The Bond”: Before dawn the phone comes out: almost five hundred million in cash, he declares, built through hard work, talent, and luck.
FRIDAY, BEFORE SUNRISE. HE COUNTS HIS TREASURY IN PUBLIC.
“THROUGH HARD WORK, TALENT, AND LUCK, I CURRENTLY HAVE ALMOST FIVE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS IN CASH, A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF WHICH I INTENDED TO USE IN MY CAMPAIGN FOR PRESIDENT.…”
Manga panel 3 of 5, Week 458 “The Bond”: A finger jabbed down at the lens-faced press: no trial, no jury, no crime, no victim — the war-cry of the bond week.
THE MORNING ANSWER COMES AT FULL VOLUME.
“NO TRIAL, NO JURY, NO CRIME, NO VICTIM, ONLY A CROOKED JUDGE AND A CORRUPT, TRUMP HATING ATTORNEY GENERAL, WHO TAKES HER ORDERS DIRECTLY FROM THE WHITE HOUSE. ELECTION INTERFERENCE AT A LEVEL NEVER SEEN BEFORE!!!”
Manga panel 4 of 5, Week 458 “The Bond”: Awards night at his own club, a trophy in each hand: the bond hunt pauses for golf, and he wins both cups.
SUNDAY. THE EMPIRE SHOPS FOR HALF A BILLION; ITS OWNER COLLECTS TWO TROPHIES.
It is my great honor to be at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach tonight, AWARDS NIGHT, to receive THE CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY & THE SENIOR CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY. I WON BOTH!…
Manga panel 5 of 5, Week 458 “The Bond”: Down the courthouse steps with a psalm in hand: the appeals court cuts the bond to $175 million, and the criminal trial date holds — April 15.
MONDAY: THE APPELLATE COURT CUTS THE BOND TO $175 MILLION — TEN DAYS TO POST IT.
Received this morning—Beautiful, thank you! “It’s ironic that Christ walked through His greatest persecution the very week they are trying to steal your property from you.…
THE SAME MORNING, THE CRIMINAL TRIAL IS LOCKED: APRIL 15. THE CLOCK RESETS.
TO BE CONTINUED →

This week in the saga

Chapter 49 opens with a clock: the half-billion-dollar judgment comes due Monday, and no bonding company will write the number. He counts his cash in public — almost five hundred million, he posts, built by hard work, talent, and luck — and spends the weekend collecting two golf trophies at his own club while the lawyers hunt for a lifeline. Monday delivers two verdicts in one morning: an appeals court cuts the bond to $175 million with ten days to post it, and the criminal trial date holds firm — April 15. The empire breathes; the calendar tightens. CHAPTER 49 OPENS.

Readers' Corner

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