Former President Donald Trump received a $5,000 fine on Friday for violating the gag order put in place by Judge Arthur Engoron to protect his staff and his courtroom’s proceedings.

$5000. What bullshit.

  • Flying SquidOP
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    311 year ago

    If this is the sort of fine he’s going to get, he’ll violate it as often as he can. So this is either bait, or this judge is a fucking idiot.

    • @[email protected]
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      401 year ago

      Crimes punished by fines only apply to poor people.

      But if the judge imposes a fine that would be meaningful to a “billionaire,” then he feeds the right-wing narrative of being on a vendetta against Trump. That’s an issue with all the prosecutions, and doubtless part of the reason he seems to get such kid-glove treatment.

    • @[email protected]
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      101 year ago

      It’s not the sort of fine he will get. It’s the fine he’s getting for a first offense for a minor violation (this was something existing since before the gag that was left up).

      It’s a shot across the bow to show that the weapon is loaded and the judge will use it.