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Holy crap. 9000 bucks. That ought to stop his intimidation of witnesses and jurors. (sarcasm).
NY Times: Judge Holds Trump in Contempt of Court, Fining Him $9,000 The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s hush-money trial fined the former president for repeatedly violating a gag order barring him from attacking witnesses, jurors and others.
What took so long? I've held him in contempt since 2016.
“The court will not tolerate continued willful violations of its lawful orders,” the judge, Juan M. Merchan, said — an ominous warning to open the third week of Mr. Trump’s trial. He added that although he was “keenly aware of, and protective of, defendant’s First Amendment rights,” he would jail Mr. Trump “if necessary and appropriate.”
The judge would have preferred a larger fine but New York law stipulates a maximum fine of $1,000 for each count of criminal contempt. Maybe imprisonment would change his behavior? I've long said this scoundrel belongs in the big house not the White House!
"Except as provided in subdivisions (2), (3) and (4), punishment for a contempt, specified in section seven hundred fifty, may be by fine, not exceeding one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment, not exceeding thirty days, in the jail of the county where the court is sitting, or both, in the discretion of the court."
Pity poor Stormy Daniels. According to this week’s court testimony, she had to look at him making an indecent proposition clad only in boxer shorts and then get in bed with him. Tough way to make a living.
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Now - Is there a jail big enough?
Maybe they'll let them order food from outside. Probably be pretty cold when it gets delivered though.
a maximum fine of $1,000 for each count of criminal contempt.
Maybe imprisonment would change his behavior?
I've long said this scoundrel belongs in the big house not the White House!
"Except as provided in subdivisions (2), (3) and (4), punishment for a contempt, specified in section seven hundred fifty, may be by fine, not exceeding one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment, not exceeding thirty days, in the jail of the county where the court is sitting, or both, in the discretion of the court."
https://newyork.public.law/laws/n.y._judiciary_law_section_751