Trash-talking is never a good idea to begin with, and when that trash is being flung in defiance of a judge, that can be disastrous. Flouting the gag order about his New York fraud trial, Donald Trump first referred to law clerk Allison Greenfield as “[New York Senator Chuck] Schumer’s girlfriend,” and later made a statement about a “partisan” person “sitting next to” Judge Arthur Engoron, which was widely interpreted to refer again to Greenfield. Unamused, Engoron slapped the hefty fine on the former POTUS in an attempt to stop his insults.
The judge could have imposed a jail sentence, but opted not to. To get some insight on the decision, The List spoke exclusively to former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani, president of West Coast Trial Lawyers in Los Angeles. “Trump is being given a lot more leeway than other civil or criminal defendants,” he explained. “Someone else would have probably been held in contempt by now. But judges are ordinary people, and are understandably hesitant to take the unprecedented step of jailing a former president. The problem is, the judges who have overseen Trump’s trials have been all [bark]* and little bite, so Trump will continue to push the limits until the orders are enforced in a meaningful way.”
A posted image of a check on X, formerly known as Twitter, indicates the fine was promptly paid.
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