"Make no mistake: future violations, whether intentional or unintentional, will subject the violator to far more severe sanctions,” wrote the judge

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.

  • variaatio
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    9 months ago

    But verbal warning is different thing as to a legal ruling and actual punishment action, actual real consequences and not just a strongly worded letter. Yeah 5k is meaningless for him, but it demonstrates punishment clauses can be used. Thinking is “this should make him/his lawyers read rest of the punishment scale and that should deter him”.

    If it doesn’t, stronger punishments will be applied.

    • SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world
      1·
      9 months ago

      My point is that this is piddling and should have been the first or second step, not seventh. At this rate we’re about 200 more incidents away from house arrest.