Former President Donald Trump was fined $5,000 by a New York judge on Friday for violating a gag order not to speak about any members of the court staff – and was warned twice about possible imprisonment.

“Donald Trump has received ample warning from this Court as to the possible repercussions of violating the gag order. He specifically acknowledged that he understood and would abide by it,” Judge Arthur Engoron said in his order Friday.

“Accordingly, issuing yet another warning is not longer appropriate; this Court is way behind the ‘warning’ stage.”

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    1 year ago

    Imagine if you got $5,000 every time Trump said something stupid.

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      1 year ago

      How to solve world’s hunger in two easy steps; make the rich pay every time they say something stupid. The second step is the hardest; actually collect the money.

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      1 year ago

      I wouldn’t mind for all the fuck twits I have to listen to repeat his stupidity for the last decade