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"A New York judge on Monday held former President Donald Trump in contempt, and fined him $10,000 per day, for failing to comply with a subpoena requiring he turn over documents to investigators conducting a sprawling financial fraud probe for New York Attorney General Letitia James.
"Mr. Trump, I know you take your business seriously, and I take mine seriously, I hearby hold you in civil contempt and fine you $10,000 a day," said New York Supreme Court judge Arthur Engoron."
Yeah like he'll pay or have any consequences. Hold my wine please.
Source: https://news.yahoo.com/judge-holds-trump-contempt-failing-164041262.html
jammer909
Nothing gonna happen.
BeenisWeenis
It's not criminal contempt, though. The only contempt that matters for rich douchebags.
ThatOtherGirlYouKnow
Weird, I've always held him in contempt.
Coltaine
Well it's something......
mmckee44
That comes to $3.6 million per year. He can get that just from selling hats.
Tyrann01
I hear Trump has a small subpoena.
scrumdungus
Tell me who'll actually collect and enforce that 10k penalty?
HandymanJake
stinkinbadger
He won’t pay a dime. His lawyers say he looked but couldn’t find the docs. It’ll work.
stinkinbadger
https://www.forbes.com/sites/madelinehalpert/2022/04/20/trump-tells-court-he-doesnt-have-documents-subpoenaed-by-new-york-attorney-general/
RummageSaleBubbler
How much do you think $3.7M / year matters to him? Lock him up until he complies. Fines only mean it's legal and a cost of doing business.
GreaterDog
If this had happened every time he and his cronies refused to comply w/the courts, it'd have gotten their attention by now
Jahana
Judges can and do modify contempt orders if the sanction doesn't do the trick. Judges like to start with money and move upwards from there.
neumatteo
We can only hope...
JHRD1880
He just won't pay, or have his idiots donate to his 'TRUMP 2024 MAGA' campaign and then uses that money to pay the fines.
nosimpleway
adding another tick to the "THIS will get him for SURE" tally
Cytos
He'll declare bankruptcy (again) within the month.
TheobromineAddict
I've been holding trump in contempt for decades. Can I send him a bill?
klean9
Fuck. Him. Up.
mylastsecondonearth
Justice be like
barfpony
He'll probably write it off on his taxes
Apothecarius
If he just NEVER fucking pays what'll they do? I'm pretty sure nothing.
QUOLL37
At least it is an attempt within idiotic constraints to do the right thing. It is the system which is at fault.
Starfury42
Arrest him.
ProfessorChaos
If the only punishment is a fine, it's only illegal for the poor.
bound4doom
I think fines should scale to your net worth. $10,000 to someone that makes 50k a year is a lot, 200 mil a day to Trump bet he responds.
twobitCat
That man(if he can be called that) ain’t seen 2M since his son got it from Saudi… oops… said the quiet part out again…
NickRivieraMD
you can be jailed for contempt, but not if you're rich/powerful/white collar.
JackHL01
well, lets see what happens . . .
DingoStarr
Trump isn't rich he is just a con man.
DisgruntledFerret
Might still be illegal for Trump, then. His wealth is a lie, like everything else.
twobitCat
Well he’s poor soooooi….
somegoodGarmonbozia
jokes on you- Ive been holding him in contempt for years.
Deeldee
ReaperCDN
Trump's estimated worth is $3 billion. At $10,000 a day, he'll be broke within 8,219,178 years. This isn't even a fine.
ClifSkaylor
More like 850 years, if my math is right.
ReaperCDN
It is. I did that to deliberately set up this follow up: Does that make if in any way better?
ReaperCDN
*it