"그 입 다물라!" 반칙한 트럼프에게 $5,000 벌금

[거사 주]: 트럼프는 그 동안에 3번이나 제소되면서 수 차례 법정모독을 일삼았다. 그러나 이번에는 된통 걸려서 $5,000 벌금을 명받았지만, 앞으로 여전히 떠벌리면 감옥에 집어 넣겠다고 하였다. 그는 아직도 본인이 민주당의 부정선거로 인하여 대통령직을 잃었다고 떠벌리면서 그의 쇼셜 미디아인 True Social에 가짜 뉴스를 여전히 살포하고 있는데, 그런 내용을 당장 내리라는 법정 명령이 떨어지자 그의 변호사는 의도적인 것은 아녔다며 구차한 변명을 늘어 놓으며 바로 내렸지만, 아직도 그의 켐페인 싸이트엔 올려져 있다고 한다. 이 양반 어디까지 가나~ 두고 볼 일이다. 

Donald Trump fined $5,000 for violating gag order in New York fraud trial and warned twice about imprisonment . 

By Kara Scannell & Sabrina Souza, CNN, updated 3:36 PM EDT, Fri October 20, 2023 

Judge Arthur Engoron presides over former President Donald Trump's fraud trial in New York Supreme Court on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, in New York.

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.”

On the second day of the trial, October 3, Engoron issued a partial gag order on all parties not to speak about any members of the court staff after Trump posted on Truth Social attacking Engoron’s clerk. The post claimed she was a “girlfriend” to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, showing a picture of the two of them together.

The post was removed from Truth Social right after the gag order was issued, but it was not erased from Trump’s campaign website, DonaldJTrump.com.

In court, Engoron admonished the former president’s attorneys for a “blatant violation” of the gag order and suggested that violations could result in “imprisonment.”

“I learned that the subject post was never removed from the website,” he said. “And, in fact, had been on that website for the past 17 days. I understand that it was removed late last night but only in response to an email.”

Trump attorney Chris Kise apologized to Engoron, saying it was “inadvertent” that the post was able to live on what he called a “back page” of Trump’s campaign website.

“It appears no one also took down the ICYMI link that’s in the campaign website in the back pages,” Kise said.“Truly this appears to be inadvertent,” Kise said, adding, “I certainly apologize on behalf of my clients.”

Kise blamed it on the large machinery of the campaign and was assured the judge that Trump ordered the post removed.

“There was no intention to evade, or circumvent, or ignore the order,” Kise added and explained nothing further has been posted on Trump’s Truth Social website.

Kise said he got confirmation Thursday night and Friday morning that the post had been taken down and said it appears to be an issue within the campaign.

“It’s part of the process that is built into the campaign structure as I understand it. That all of this, in Truth posts, are wrapped up and sent out.” Kise said.

Engoron said, “I will take this under advisement. I want to make clear that Donald Trump is still responsible for the large machine, even if it is a large machine.”

He added: “In the current overheated climate incendiary untruths can and in some cases already has lead to serious physical harm and worse.”

In his order Friday, the judge repeated his warning in no uncertain terms: “Make no mistake: future violations, whether intentional or unintentional, will subject the violator to far more severe sanctions, which may include, but are not limited to, steeper financial penalties, holding Donald Trump in contempt of court, and possibly imprisoning him.” (-)