Donald Trump fined $9,000 for violating gag order in hush money case

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/30/politics/donald-trump-fined-usd9-000-for-violating-gag-order-in-hush-money-case

4 Comments

  1. >Trump must also remove the seven “offending posts” from Truth Social and the two “offending posts” from his campaign website by 2:15 p.m. ET Tuesday.

    >Merchan ruled Trump violated the gag order nine times for criticizing expected trial witnesses in posts on social media and his campaign page. Trump must pay the $9,000 fine by the end of the week.

    Not anywhere close to enough

    >Merchan also threatened incarceration if Trump willfully violates the gag order again, writing in his ruling, “THEREFORE, Defendant is hereby warned that the Court will not tolerate continued willful violations of its lawful orders and that if necessary and appropriate under the circumstances, it will impose an incarceratory punishment.”

    This is what needs to happen. $9000 is not going to deter him, his cultists will provide that in an hour.

  2. How about jail time for each violation but withhold him serving it until the trial concludes?

  3. Inevitable-Tax-1871 on

    That’s like a dollar menu burger for him.

    Meanwhile, people who make daily wages suffer from a $55 dollar parking fine.