"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
    12·
    1 年前

    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·
      1 年前

      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.