Trump fined, faces jail and perhaps violated his terms of release

You’re thinking of junior, and there’d be no need to force him.

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Don’t you know who I am?

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One of the lawyers explained it to him, slowly and with small words.

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He listens to lawyers?

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LOL XLNT point
beer

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He perfectly understands what it is… he just thinks he’s above the law…

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It’s the statutory maximum.

A criminal defendant that’s out on bail in multiple jurisdictions.

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The idea that there is a statutory maximum for a fine (as opposed to a fee) is offensive to the concept of equal justice under the law since a rich person will suffer less under any given fine than a poor person would.

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Fairly certain I first read this here on the BBS:

In its majestic equality, the law forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, beg in the streets and steal loaves of bread.

–Anatole France

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