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Judge Chutkan's reinstatement of Trump gag order in DC Circuit - court document
(storage.courtlistener.com)
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Oh, you sweet summer child. When y'all gonna lean that Trump doesn't give a fuck about proper decorum; paying the paltry fees to foment violence is just the cost of business for him.
If the punishment is a fine, it's only illegal for poor people.
I know Engoron charged a growing fee to Trump for the NY case, and at least he already took the axe to Trump Org, but the judges seem to be operating under the assumption that Trump behaves like a regular citizen and not a mob boss.
The $15,000 he's been fined by Engoron is nothing, if it will even be paid at all.
The axe to the Trump org has been put on hold by the appeals court.
There have been no real consequences, and I have no reason to believe there will ever be any.
I have been following this case closely, and that temporary hold is already lifted. Everything is still moving forward, and they've been calling witnesses as recently as today. The Org is still technically alive, but its dissolution is moving forward, though it sprawls, and it is in the process of being sold off (not a simple feat).
You are correct that there have been no meaningful consequences yet, but he will not escape actual justice completely. Two of the cases he's currently facing are State level, and he can't be pardoned out of them. And that doesn't include the very real prison time he's facing thanks to the generous RICO laws in Georgia (designed to take down mobsters).
Just remember: "The gears of justice grind slowly but finely."
Not being snarky, I really want to know: source?
In fact, the penalty for a RICO conviction in Georgia is 5-20 years in prison and/or a fine of not more than $25,000 or three times the pecuniary value gained from the criminal enterprise.
That "or" is gonna do some heavy lifting.
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