18-24-61-B-17-17-4@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoJudge in New York fraud trial threatens to jail Trump for violating gag orderwww.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square131fedilinkarrow-up1826arrow-down114 cross-posted to: usa@midwest.socialnews@lemmy.world
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minus-squareFades@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·9 months agoJust look at Powell, she must write a letter of apology, but the difference there is she took a deal and agreed to it vs being forced into it I guess?
minus-squareTipRing@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 months agoRight, my thought is that the apology would be in lieu of going to jail for contempt, so he isn’t being forced to apologize, he violated a court order and is being punished, he could then choose to forgo punishment by apologizing.
Just look at Powell, she must write a letter of apology, but the difference there is she took a deal and agreed to it vs being forced into it I guess?
Right, my thought is that the apology would be in lieu of going to jail for contempt, so he isn’t being forced to apologize, he violated a court order and is being punished, he could then choose to forgo punishment by apologizing.