I assumed that when he was deplatformed, I assumed that that really would have an impact on his money making. But it came out in the Texas trial that that's not the case at all. The thing that's happened with these cases is that they have allowed him to portray himself aggrieved victimized persecuted and in need of help from his followers. So by playing that and as you know, he is really a brilliant salesman. And so he has been able to drum up a lot of support, including out and out donations. Someone gave him $8 million in cryptocurrency, which he put it right, which is now probably what 50,000. At least it wasn't paid £8
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