Trump has paid $9,000 fine for gag-order violation

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: MarketWatch/AP

Published: May 3, 2024 at 3:10 p.m. ET


Donald Trump has paid his $9,000 fine for violating the gag order in his hush money criminal trial.

The former president paid the penalty Thursday, ahead of a Friday deadline. Trump’s legal team supplied the court clerk’s office with two cashier’s checks — one for $2,000 and one for $7,000.

Context: Trump fined $9,000 for nine gag-order violations...

Read more: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/trump-has-paid-9-000-fine-for-gag-order-violation-122cdc88

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Short article at post time.

[FakeNoose]

1. Aw heck, that's walking around money for him

[RockRaven]

2. Is it expected/standard for the checks to be from the party's lawyers?

Because he did that with his contempt fines in the Carroll case too.

And since his lawyers are being paid by his campaign/PAC... Not exactly him paying the fine.

[gab13by13]

3. Trump doesn't pay

Even when he was fined 25 million for the bogus Trump University, a Las Vegas casino owner paid the bill.

[AllaN01Bear]

13. always other ppls money with them. not their own.

[sakabatou]

4. This asshat gets away with too much

[AllaN01Bear]

5. whos other peoples money helped bail him out this time ?

[Delmette2.0]

11. He probably received his life time check

From his government like all the other former Presidents.

OPPS I replied to the wrong comment.

[AllaN01Bear]

12. filly fingers . fripping fall fover fhe flace !!!!!

[CaptainTruth]

6. With whose money???

[IronLionZion]

7. How much of this until they toss him in jail

[live love laugh]

8. Sure now that they've pumped-to-dump TruthSocial he's loaded.

[slightlv]

9. What about the latest violations that were (I'm assuming) heard this week?

Have they been brought to the judge's attention yet? And has he adjudicated them?

[twodogsbarking]

10. First Bank of Moscow?

[Diraven]

14. I'm sure he's already fundraising off this

Milking MAGAts to send him millions to pay it off.

[mdbl]

15. The fine should have been 9 million

he doesn't care about a few thousand dollar. It's worth it to him to get away with his crimes.