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BumRushDaShow

(131,054 posts) Fri May 3, 2024, 05:40 PM May 3

Trump has paid $9,000 fine for gag-order violation [View all]

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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Trump has paid $9,000 fine for gag-order violation [View all] BumRushDaShow May 3 OP

Aw heck, that's walking around money for him FakeNoose May 3 #1

Is it expected/standard for the checks to be from the party's lawyers? RockRaven May 3 #2

Trump doesn't pay gab13by13 May 3 #3

always other ppls money with them. not their own. AllaN01Bear May 4 #13

This asshat gets away with too much sakabatou May 3 #4

whos other peoples money helped bail him out this time ? AllaN01Bear May 3 #5

He probably received his life time check Delmette2.0 May 4 #11

filly fingers . fripping fall fover fhe flace !!!!! AllaN01Bear May 4 #12

With whose money??? CaptainTruth May 3 #6

How much of this until they toss him in jail IronLionZion May 3 #7

Sure now that they've pumped-to-dump TruthSocial he's loaded. live love laugh May 3 #8

What about the latest violations that were (I'm assuming) heard this week? slightlv May 3 #9

First Bank of Moscow? twodogsbarking May 4 #10

I'm sure he's already fundraising off this Diraven May 4 #14

The fine should have been 9 million mdbl May 4 #15