Nine pro-Trump lawyers ordered to pay $175,000 for sham election lawsuit
Source: The Guardian
Nine lawyers allied with Donald Trump were ordered on Thursday to pay Detroit and Michigan a total of $175,000 in sanctions for abusing the court system with a sham lawsuit challenging the 2020 election results.
The money, which must be paid within 30 days, will cover the legal costs of defending against the suit, which were more than $153,000 for the city and nearly $22,000 for the state.
US district judge Linda Parker, who agreed to impose sanctions in August in a scathing opinion, rejected most of the attorneys objections to Detroits proposed award, but she did reduce it by about $29,000.
Those sanctioned include Sidney Powell, L Lin Wood and seven other lawyers who were part of the lawsuit filed on behalf of six Republican voters after Joe Bidens 154,000-vote victory over Trump in what officials have called the most secure election in US history.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/dec/03/donald-trump-lawyers-election-lawsuit-sanctions
DeeNice
(575 posts)I was hoping it was more like $175K EACH.
KS Toronado
(17,317 posts)drag this out just as long as they can, just like IQ4.5 taught them. Then they'll start a PAC or go fund me,
because rich important people believe they never have to pay .
maxsolomon
(33,400 posts)Fine should have been punitive, not just cost recovery: 17.5 million would have taught them a lesson.
175K total is a fucking joke. They'll do it again, without hesitation.
turbinetree
(24,720 posts)they should have paid that amount for everyday they were perpetuating this stuff....
mopinko
(70,208 posts)Evolve Dammit
(16,763 posts)KY_EnviroGuy
(14,494 posts)I realize that's not this court's job but we can hope some state Bars are taking this dead serious.....
Pisces
(5,602 posts)Precedence for future payments which could be larger.
DFW
(54,436 posts)Ideally, there should be a zero or two on the penalty. As it is, they will just shrug it off as if it were a parking ticket.
Though, the headlines have got to sting--unless they are already only soliciting right wing business.