Donald Trump threatened with jail after contempt of court fine | BBC News

Donald Trump has been fined $9,000 for violating the court’s gag order imposed to stop him attacking jurors and potential witnesses in his hush-money trial.
Judge Merchan ruled against Trump on 9 out of 10 contempt charges and imposed a financial penalty of $1,000 (£799) per violation.
The Judge added that if Mr Trump continues to flout the court’s prohibitions on attacking witnesses, potential witnesses, jurors, and court staff - he could face time in jail.
In his trial, Trump is accused of trying to cover up a $130,000 (£104,500) payment to porn star Stormy Daniels before he won the 2016 election, which prosecutors say was election interference
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[@AnimatedCardboard]

Wow, Judge discovers that Fines don't mean shit to wealthy people, how on Earth did they crack this enigma!?

[@davidwhatever9041]

some countries base the fine is based on your wealth, Finland, Sweden cone to mind. do the same crime feel the same pain

[@sidweazel2883]

It’s truly pathetic

[@richardmaclean7581]

Correction. Threaten. The law and order former president should stop breaking the law.

[@_Melian_Dialogue_]

​@@richardmaclean7581what, the law they made specifically to charge him over, or the law that protects the judge from people knowing that his daughter works for the Democrat party?

[@Kev5565]

@@_Melian_Dialogue_ Lol

[@FrostKitty]

I’m embarrassed by the fact that our media here in the US is so awful that I’m keeping up with the trial by reading or watching the British press.

[@simoneb208]

Us media is scripted nonsense

[@disorganizedorg]

It's a good idea to read diverse news sources in any case. Even prior to the internet I'd listen to shortwave broadcasts from all over the world... it was easy then and even simpler now with the pesky ionosphere out of the picture.

[@obsidianjane4413]

Because the media realized after 2016, that they were giving him free publicity.

[@chip.chippa6416]

Take the BBC with a cargo hold of salt.

[@MrChillidee]

And you choose the BBC 😂😂😂

[@richardgiles2484]

$9k is a joke 😢

[@idontplaygames2215]

Next time it's jail and if Trump gets a felony he loses his secret service protection...😉🌊🇺🇸

[@zoolhert3535]

​@@idontplaygames2215why is that good?

[@random_an0n]

@@idontplaygames2215 why are you winking? are you implying you are delibrately trying to get him to go to jail and get him shanked? are you advocating for the murder of your political rival?

[@JamesMackenzie-sx2bu]

Not to me it’s not

[@richardgiles2484]

@@JamesMackenzie-sx2bu 🤣🤣🤣

[@glendagraves1637]

It is the law in New York to fine first, jail later.

[@francisphillips53]

9 grand.. wow. (Doesn’t count when it’s other people’s money.)

[@EmmaEffa]

This attorney seems off. He is throwing in his pessimism to the facts of the case.

[@tonyr4873]

It's a weak case, like all the others against him.

[@bernardwylie9760]

@@tonyr4873you’re clearly conflating constitutional gravity with the strength of illegality. Even most conservatives, right wing legal scholars and experts acknowledge the facts of this case are not complicated. It’s whether prosecutors can adequately prove Trump’s direct knowledge and involvement, and whether or not the crime, the falsifying of business records warrants jail time. However, everyone agrees potential federal cases on his role in Jan 6th and the classified documents case adjudicate much more grave constitutional questions.

[@EmmaEffa]

@@tonyr4873 All of the cases are weak? That’s quite a disingenuous or incompetent claim. Weird.

[@simonjess8471]

@@EmmaEffa Or possibly 'cult like' in its total blindness?

[@simonjess8471]

@@tonyr4873 Even the sexual assault he was found civilly liable for? Think before you 'throw in' a sex pest.

[@bojack-horseman]

“I make 400 million dollars a year so what difference does it make?” - Donald Trump

[@IGNANT4LIFE]

It's a shame we can't get this level of discussion in American media, but thank you very much, BBC, for generating it so that us Americans can get a glimpse of real debate and discussion and analysis.

[@FrostKitty]

I just wrote the same thing!

[@disorganizedorg]

He's extremely successful... as an irritant.

[@melvinp1324]

bbc is bullshit braodcasting in the uk .. you gotta be dumb to believe this crap

[@AD-gi9zg]

the chat show format of US news is unwatchable.

[@ziggurat-builder8755]

Delusional. It’s the BBC.

[@sidweazel2883]

So depressing to discover that this beacon of democracy has such a flawed judiciary.

[@s0ycapitan]

Sarcasm?

[@TG-ts3xn]

Beacon of Republicanism

[@noodlesthepleb7509]

Not the first mention of gagging in relation to Stormy Danials

[@TRPGpilot]

Did you get that 'joke' from the back of a magazine? . . .

[@noodlesthepleb7509]

@@TRPGpilot Yes! It’s called “spelling weekly” you should read it. 🤣 *edit.. this was funnier before he edited his spelling mistakes

[@TRPGpilot]

@@noodlesthepleb7509 Just as I thought . . .

[@KL192LK]

You fell into that one 😂

[@ahmedsalah5364]

9 k is like 1 p to the average guy

[@leejones4757]

Bizarre! I'm here in the U.K. watching U.S. media to follow the trump circus, at the same time U.S. folk are watching U.K. media to follow the same shit but unbiased?

[@alexbowman7582]

You actually think this woke propaganda is unbiased?

[@flodareltih9825]

Expect Trump to sell more bibles to cover the fine.

[@simoneb208]

Imagine if the democrats put this energy into helping the average Americans

[@gregc.5684]

@@simoneb208 - Yr orange daddy shouldn't commit crimes.

[@simoneb208]

@@gregc.5684 such as?

[@gregc.5684]

@@simoneb208 Why don't you use yr computer to find out?

[@Mike-un5hy]

You can't change these qanan nutters minds no matter

[@slumbercat]

It is not a win for Trump. The point is not the monetary amount of the fine, it's about the decision. Shouldn't get sucked into "Trump is rich so what?".

[@MG-iy1oh]

3:17 best not to quote Shakespeare, mate!

[@davidrogers7145]

No kings in America.

[@meoutthispiece9015]

Absolutely no respect for authority

[@paulbendikas2313]

You do know it's all fake and trump never had anything to do with the payment and she's said nothing happened you are being brain washed with propaganda and every charge against trump is all made up.

[@stewitr]

Who's authority?

[@BasedLibertarianZ]

the same authority that wants Julian assange executed?

[@floppypancakes9509]

Indeed. Nobody should have any respect to the current compromised government of the US that seeks nothing but ill for the American people.

[@rickcrammond2617]

He's the king of the world.

[@SheepofTheShepherd-nu3lz]

Him never see jail

[@TRPGpilot]

He will, there have been bigger falls from higher hights than this here clown.

[@keithsummers6139]

he will be picking up the soap.

[@ttx5147]

I'm speechless for USA

[@MA-ri5he]

😂 The attorney is spot on with his analysis because the media are not reporting any information on the defense cross examination.

[@monkefoahead]

He must be heartbroken to lose such a tidy sum

[@DigitallyNomad3949]

$100,000 for a piece of ass is too expensive for me🤣 I have less than $3,000 in my account.

[@user-bt5qt9pp4x]

You can afford Kelly Ann Conway then

[@DigitallyNomad3949]

@@user-bt5qt9pp4x I pass her to you lol😂

[@skycloud4802]

Not a good value for a ultimately failed gag, because now every person on earth knows about Stormy Daniels. Streisand effect.

[@grahamturner1290]

"Honest Don."

[@ALW_Crew]

absolutely disgusted!

[@NelliG22]

The attorney doesn't know whether Shakespeare said "much ado about nothing"? Couldn't be more ignorant if he tried.

[@MA-ri5he]

😂 Why? Because he was giving a realistic take on how the case was going.

[@michaelkirk6853]

This has got me thinking. If a police officer goes to prison, they go on the numbers with the nonces and the grasses for their own protection. But what would be the case with a former president?

[@TG-ts3xn]

Prison for what?

[@kwlkid85]

No, the secret service are making plans for this currently. In the short term he'd likely be kept in the court's holding cell. He will keep his secret service protection in prison which will mean likely putting him on his own somewhere either in an unused wing of a prison or a temporary building on prison grounds. Depending on which crime he's convicted for the judge may end up deciding it's too expensive to jail him and give him house arrest instead.

[@bladerunnerblues2501]

I’m guessing you’re one of them nonces

[@michaelkirk6853]

@@TG-ts3xn Watch the video lol that's what I was commenting on

[@jonlittle5032]

A highly educated man in an English-speaking Western culture is not sure that Shakespeare wrote "Much Ado About Nothing"? I won't be hiring him as a lawyer any time soon.

[@sandramann9248]

The man is a disgusting creep. He shouldn't be anywhere near the white house! Do anything you can to keep him out. Message from the UK!

[@StacyInLove1]

Contempt is a crime. I.e. he has now also violated his release terms in the three other trials as well.

[@dougaltolan3017]

Nice to see someone else saying this. But, is there a difference between contempt of court and criminal contempt of court? Or am I just looking for loopholes for him?

[@_Bush_Bush_]

Shut up Stacy. Back to the Palestine rallies

[@johncale1849]

@@dougaltolan3017 no - unlike the lady you have a brain

[@alexbowman7582]

He is being attacked and is merely defending himself.

[@shaundempsy645]

I bet you think George Floyd was a Saint

[@donaldcampbell8997]

the dogs bark but the caravan moves on.

[@nicoledonald3858]

america really a mess hun

[@OneWithTheUniverse55]

No America is not a mess. It is working through the process of convicting a traitor.

[@_Bush_Bush_]

@@OneWithTheUniverse55 joe biden?

[@tonyr4873]

@@OneWithTheUniverse55 The TDS is strong in this one.

[@TG-ts3xn]

They have Joe Biden in charge 😂

[@OneWithTheUniverse55]

@tonyr4873 evidently your TDS is strong. The man is 100% an unamerican traitor whose behavior in court highlights his utter disrespect for our Constitution and the rule of law. Its deranged to believe a word this lying criminal says or to support his undemocratic efforts to disrupt American democracy.

[@simonjess8471]

This lawyer is a fool.

[@senjiking]

9k oooooh no how he gonna eat

[@neveroutworked254]

What is the underlying crime?

[@kickedinthecalfbyacow7549]

falsifying business records to conceal hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election

[@captc0ck5lap60]

A misdemeanour that was past the statute of limitations and was therefore artificially inflated to a felony by an activist judiciary in an attempt to keep their political benefactors in power.

[@stewitr]

Whatever the Democrats and DA Bragg make up.

[@tonyr4873]

Un-fraudulently cooking a nothing burger without intent. A very serious crime in the eyes of those seeking to manipulate an election.

[@rickcrammond2617]

Be serious dopey.

[@g.f.s.g5510]

Wow $9,000 dollars did he pay with $10,000 note & say keep the change 😂😂😂

[@lisaking7682]

❤❤❤

[@disorganizedorg]

Perhaps house arrest would avoid martyrdom but still make an impact. And/or revise bail conditions to include surrender of passport and no travel outside New York without prior arrangement.

[@adrianbarton4917]

Wow, have you read the constitution!

[@tonyr4873]

How about the court throwing out this BS prosecution/election interference?

[@AndyB-iv9sc]

Can’t happen

[@simonjess8471]

@@tonyr4873 Because it is a total slam dunk of a win for them. Were you complaining when Michael Cohen got 2 years for implementing the orders?

[@naluckdee2762]

3strikes, first get the warning, second pay your fine, 3rd. go to jail.

[@garyjackson9641]

Get the ep grease.

[@jasonriddle7041]

If I were held in contempt of violating a gag order nine times, I would be thrown in jail. Why does Trump get special treatment?

[@zorayas5746]

$$$

[@user-yg7fz5gq9x]

"raises his level of assertion about jail".

[@meoutthispiece9015]

The same authority you respect

[@stevekelly2018]

The fine constitutes a breach of the bail conditions set in some of his other pending court cases, theoretically he could be jailed now.

[@nicholaskeenan211]

America deserves what they get if they vote this individual into office!

[@bladerunnerblues2501]

What, no wars, a better economy, closed borders, lower crime, you are a complete muppet

[@nicholaskeenan211]

@@bladerunnerblues2501 me a complete nugget - you know that many of these are lies from Trump's mouth. The economy is up under Biden, wages are up under Biden, the war in Ukraine has impacted the world, not just the US, and this had nothing to do with Trump or Biden...the main issue is people over staying their visas, rather than the border....crime rates are down, from the Trump era...particularly murder....

[@travelerlane5542]

Lock him up! Lock him up! What you fear, you create

[@richardmaclean7581]

Correction. Threaten. The law and order former president should stop breaking the law. Bloody hell what kind of reporters are you.

[@TG-ts3xn]

What law?

[@OldHollywood-xh8cl]

Oooo. Scary penalty. Bet he won’t do THAT again. 🙄

[@simonjess8471]

That shows very little understanding of what is happening.

[@JarodFarrant]

He won’t listen to the order 😂

[@simonjess8471]

I believe that is entirely up to him.

[@psydd5209]

$1,000,000 each charge is more realistic.

[@paleocon777]

There’s no proof of anything. The only connection is, Stormy, Cohen & Pecker. There’s no connection to President Trump. Bias-Democrat-Judge donated money to Biden, his daughter collects money (making Millions 💵) for the Democrat Party and Judges Wife worked for Letita.👈🏽This is a Soros kangaroo court in an election year. *Federal Court wouldn’t take this Case because there was NO evidence of anything.*

[@outlier5844]

TDS

[@Joey-ct8bm]

A $1000 like giving a 10 cents fine for him and he talked about the daughter of the judge. I would be in jail for sure. I wouldn't even get a fine.

[@gregc.5684]

@@outlier5844 Yes, you have cultist

[@yellowflash7696]

😂😂😂 people are really jealous of rich people. Get a life.

[@greenlantern3586]

Should fine Trump a long time ago for violating gag order.

[@dianep6791]

Judge let them pile up. Man baby thought he was getting away with violating the order! 😂😂😂😂

[@alextoumazou2812]

He will do because it is a violation of his free speech

[@czgibson3086]

@@alextoumazou2812 It's not a violation of his free speech in any way. Intimidating witnesses is a federal crime, and the first amendment does not give you the right to commit crimes.

[@greenlantern3586]

@@alextoumazou2812 Free speech doesn't include attacking and ridiculing people. That's called "abuse of free speech".

[@aleccap5946]

Jail as in jail, or house arrest living it up ?

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

The subdued desire to have Trump prosecuted is so evident in this ‘impartial’ news item

[@TG-ts3xn]

BBC are known far left

[@simonjess8471]

LOL! The problem is that is so easliy confuesed with the desire of a democracy to uphold the laws and punish criminals who break them. You can barely tell them apart.

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

@@simonjess8471 So they should let the courtserve it's purpose and not show which side they are on. Mainstream British media is anti-Trump. If they had a brain they would realise this won't work.

[@deborahross9804]

That's bubblegum money for Trump. He needs to be held accountable with no wimping out by the legal system.

[@GrahamBockett]

Accountable for WHAT exactly! He has not committed a crime, despite all the garbage being thrown at him by wimpy democrats

[@briaredpath9386]

@@GrahamBockett🎯✨🕊

[@simonjess8471]

@@GrahamBockett Damn those wimpy Democrats and their loathing of serially dishonest sex pests. They just can't catch a break these days.

[@nutrition182]

So you would rather what you've got now?

[@ALAXUKNUTRITIOUS]

He pull that out pocket

[@Oodjamiflops]

Same in the UK Leave a gift to your family house etc in your will. no taxes inheritance or other. where theirs a way there is a WILL

[@jeandegueldre6994]

WTF is a gag

[@ezioboy5777]

fine is fine no matter what is your wealth . law is for everyone

[@lokiiago_x0x]

Consequences? Oh say it slow 🥰

[@-mattm]

And there was me thinking Trump will going to push things to limit by refusing to take down the posts and attacking the judge's family again on Truth Social.

[@darrenmasters638]

Gag order so the truth don’t get heard basically

[@dougaltolan3017]

No

[@simonjess8471]

No, I believe it this there to stop the man child hurling abuse at jurors, the court staff and their families. If he has any truth to tell, (as yet I have not heard any) then I believe he is welcome to the same freedom of speech we all enjoy.

[@brianmorris410]

Trying to report balanced news about an unbalanced trial but not reporting on the other side, this is why I cannot take the BBC seriously at all

[@colingathercole391]

They paint the picture they want you to see, normal the total opposite is closer to the truth.

[@paulstreeter8053]

Oh yes always look at what the BBC are telling you to think and them take the opposite view and you wont be far off the mark

[@WilliesGarden]

There is no other side when the other side is a cult out to destroy Democracy. That's the problem with legacy media.

[@danbaxter4216]

All the press are pushing their own agenda in some way, not just the bbc.

[@beebot3476]

wow. the bot comments are getting better.

[@ramirodelagarma6884]

9,000 tantrums

[@slumbercat]

No it is not weaponising. There are rules and they need to be followed. Just because there is a complicated scheme to achieve that doesn't mean to ignore it. The initial intent is there.

[@RoboticPope]

Do you really think that Biden would be given the same treatment in New York?

[@slumbercat]

@@RoboticPope I would hope that yes. These are not light matters. The point is that people are not supposed to be involved in so many dodgy behaviours. It is unfortunate that this does seem to be the only way Trump knows. We would want world leaders without these behaviours .... Trump has spent his whole life suing people himself, he can't now cry about it when he is on the receiving end. Biden isn't a constant walking scandal, that is a very good thing, it means that can concentrate on more important issues than one person's ego.

[@TG-ts3xn]

@@slumbercat😂😂😂 Then you don’t understand America right now

[@simonjess8471]

@@RoboticPope Slightly hypothetical, as he does not commit crimes.

[@RoboticPope]

@@simonjess8471 Biden is corrupt to his core and is the head of a crime family. The proof of this is plain to see but it just gets ignored.

[@quocsonvan530]

So in America a former president is above the court and law.

[@ajjruu5390]

I like the camera angle

[@andrewnewmarch5222]

Sometimes there are certain people that you just leave alone. They are way more powerful than the law. By prosecuting him , all you are doing is help to elect him as president. Rather have a go at prosecuting him after his next term is over. But I think the idea was to try and stop him from doing his next term.

[@curtrodgers5395]

If a fine is to be a punishment than the more you have the more you should pay, just lock him up already...

[@neveroutworked254]

Lock him up for?

[@TayWoode]

And throw away the key? 🤦🏾

[@curtrodgers5395]

@@neveroutworked254 If you don't know allready you may be one of those needing mental health help,?

[@neveroutworked254]

@@curtrodgers5395 Spell out the statute Trump broke. I read the indictment. They said he tried to conceal a crime without specifying said crime.

[@curtrodgers5395]

@@neveroutworked254 Which crime are you talking about, he has commited so many i don't think they want to limit them selfs to just one, tRump is a walking crime against humanity, he is the most degenerate human being i have ever come across...

[@RoadieShow]

👍🏻

[@glendagraves1637]

Putting Trump in jail would clarify not show confusion. This lawyee seems to not be well informed.

[@virtawoodard2921]

I really think the Judge is scared of him that's why he won't do the right thing $1,000 don't mean nothing too rich people anybody else would be under the jail house by now Trump is Above the Law and he know it😂😂😂

[@simonjess8471]

It is the most he can fine him. I can 100% promise you that the judge is not scared of him.

[@user-fo9bv2mm1g]

Trump lawfare continues unabated.

[@czgibson3086]

Great to see the incompetent criminal lunatic finally getting prosecuted. He should have been locked up years ago for his lifetime of fraud.

[@simonjess8471]

He could have made it tougher for them by not committing crimes.

[@user-fo9bv2mm1g]

@@theincrement4898 Mentioning bot accounts - beyond cringe.

[@user-fo9bv2mm1g]

@@theincrement4898 @theexcrement4898 says what?

[@richardgomez5008]

Donald Trump doesn't a mute button, hence to jail he'll go.

[@nikitaromeo8837]

...more like 9 cents, if that! Total disregard for the law which he presided over. Nine times and he gets a fine! As if it was not already clear enough that the law for the poor and rich is not the same. Not even close! 15 pairs of his trainers at best. One follicle of his hair probably cost him more. People in authority should be setting an example as I am sure the majority of your Police officers do. If trump's behaviour goes unpunished what example does that set? He would have let the U.S. descend into civil war if he thought it would have kept him in power and he gets a pass. C'mon America what does this guy have to do before you say too much???? Attempt to incite civil war himself???..........Wait what? I have seen Judge Judy deal out harsher punishments and it wouldn't take 9 times!

[@mjcamp01]

I think the judge ahould not be conflicted in applying the law, if that means sending him to jail, he should apply the law. Trump is now also in breach of bail in all his other cases as he has broken the law of contempt, and should be remanded to jail for thpse

[@Majikdiva]

hes a rotten child , cant follow order or follow rules in court ...Throw him in jail that will stop all the drama and stupidity !

[@kevinb9830]

aww look at you, such a cute little authoritarian stamping your little feet!

[@Majikdiva]

@@kevinb9830 it is what it is and no one above the law ! You should known that by now !

[@kevinb9830]

@@Majikdiva Really? Hilary Clinton appears to be, as does her husband (and on crimes a lot more serious than paying a porn star money). Among many others.

[@TG-ts3xn]

Ok Hitler

[@simonjess8471]

@@kevinb9830 LOL! Trump want to be a dictator!

[@DMGG22]

Oh no, how is Trump gonna get his hands on 9k?????

[@simonjess8471]

Use the funds donated by his idiot supporters. Same way he has funded all of this life for the last 8 years.

[@ro63rto]

Each breach should have been $1,000,000 otherwise it means squat to the big orange liar!

[@christoskarahalios9564]

Lies are the Charges! All brought up from Your Idol Joe BuyHim!! Any Brainless DemoCrap You are!

[@gregoryo8105]

TRUMP MAKES AMERICA GAG AGAIN!!!

[@adamwatkins9166]

So freedom of speech isn't a thing in the constitution?

[@SkellyK1]

Not when it comes to a gag order hun. You can't have it both ways

[@adamwatkins9166]

@@SkellyK1 constitutional rights supercede an order from the court

[@marcodixon6035]

Oooh 9 grand what a joke if anyone else did that they would go straight to jail American justice system is a joke only jail average Americans rich get a slap on the wrist

[@BassicVIC]

🇺🇸 American system of “justice” is ridiculous. I don’t think Trump will have ANY legal consequences. 😡

[@highgatehandyman6479]

So trump cant violate a gag order.. but stromy can? And now he is threatened with jail.. Right. Does sound like a witch hunt.

[@simonjess8471]

She simply has not violated any gag order. Who the heck do you listen to and believe?

[@highgatehandyman6479]

@@simonjess8471 So he didnt pay her hush money then? if he did. she would've stayed hushed. otherwise she's in breech. called logic

[@outdoorsy01]

Judge is throwing fines. Bias judge

[@Lo7q7le7guste7mrtf]

What a joke. Civil unrest will grow if the law is not enforced. Just put the crook in jail and enforce the law.

[@RoboticPope]

And what about the Clintons? Joe Biden? Nancy Pelosi? So they will all be going to jail for their obvious corruption?

[@jimbatiste6419]

Man I see you down for Trump I forgot you and his game

[@obsidianjane4413]

Need to order that "Trump made me a democrat" t-shirt.

[@obsidianjane4413]

@@maya2adore232 Probably not.

[@dylanlucas1635]

@@maya2adore232 Is it your ignorance or arrogance that shields you from reality?

[@CarmenVeranda]

There is an old graffiti "My mother made me a homosexal" and underneath "If I give her the wool, can she make me one too?"

[@obsidianjane4413]

@@CarmenVeranda I don't really understand the punchline, but its still funny.

[@CarmenVeranda]

@@obsidianjane4413 It comes from many years ago, when people often used to knit their own woollen garments.

[@kevinkelly1968]

Lock him up

[@TG-ts3xn]

What for?

[@davidhiggens635]

Will President Trump be wearing an ankle bracelet in a few months? Will he stay a night or two in jail because of what he has been saying publicly?

[@David_7171]

The newsreader is dressed like an Iranian diplomat.

[@TayWoode]

Subliminal

[@mikewilson8513]

So what ?

[@simonjess8471]

Slightly weird and off subject.

[@florinstefan777]

I looked at him and saw the apocalypse

[@TG-ts3xn]

I look at Trump and I see an end to all the wars.

[@Jan-zv7ze]

Put TRUMP in the SAME solitary confinement cell he put Cohen in! That probably IS cold.

[@Holcroft1969]

You sound like a proper fascist. If he's so bad, why is he way a head in the polls. You lot are delusional.

[@oxoxox3695]

If Trump is jailed he will be awarded bronzer, a hair stylist, big mac's so why jail him.

[@deborahross9804]

Tricky situation. This will take lots of prayer to God for justice to be done. Get praying or become controlled by a Dictator. You won't like it.

[@YouTubecanbitemyhairybanger]

Yeah because making up charges to lock up the person about to destroy you in the election isn't being controlled by a dictator is it? 😂 Moron

[@silveradome7862]

9K to pay now, next time jail.

[@marys3025]

Of course Trump had knowledge. I hate how reporters are trying to minimize what he’s done.

[@TG-ts3xn]

What did he do??

[@simonjess8471]

@@TG-ts3xn Why would you even watch this video and comment if you have no idea of what the charges relate to? I am amazed that you were not more vocal when Michale Cohen pleaded guilty and was given two years out of precisely the same facts.

[@merrydaye4763]

$9k is lunch at McDonald's for trump

[@discostu2246]

Trump is merely becoming more popular due to 2 tier justice 😂

[@rickcrammond2617]

Explain please, all I hear is Republican voters are changing over to the Democrat party, the smart ones anyhow.

[@TG-ts3xn]

100%

[@Will-si5ps]

$9000 is pocket change to Donald. 9 millions in fines for gag order violation sound about right.

[@random_an0n]

yes he shouldnt be allowed to tell folk the judges daughter is making millions off this case and the judge is baied cause its his daughter,and the fact that the judge has donated some of that profit to biden and this is litearlly a made up witch hunt,trump shouldnt be allowed to defend himself cause it makes biden look bad!

[@AndyB-iv9sc]

This is how RETARTED WE LOOK ABROAD. CONGRATULATIONS SNOWFLAKES

[@bensteel3944]

What a sham trial.

[@carlosifer]

No one is above the law Not even poor Trump 😂

[@sf2942]

Not even biden and co .they be next ​@@carlosifer

[@kickedinthecalfbyacow7549]

@@sf2942Biden didn’t sleep with a porn actress, pay her hush money and then bungle the paper work, so I don’t think he will be next 😂😂😂

[@paulstreeter8053]

How can you place a gag order on somebody running for office when a convicted felon aka Michael Cohen is profiting off the back of this unconstitutional sham ?

[@paulstreeter8053]

@@carlosiferthey haven’t agreed what the crime even is yet they’re still figuring out if there is one ? Certainly not a victim in it

[@captainbuggernut9565]

Why is the bbc afraid of talking about the news of the day in GB?

[@vanithaahrelis8631]

I think we are still trying to wrap our head around the fact some crazy person decided to go on a rampage with a sword injuring 4 people and killing a 14 year old: at 7 in the morning.

[@lioneljonson161]

😂. When you don’t like where the spotlight is shining, just claim the guy pointing the light is the problem. Classic Trumpian strategy and the “poorly educated” he loves so much just eat it up.

[@supersardonic1179]

Stabbings in the UK are like shootings in Chicago, it's just not interesting.

[@StephanieTihanyi]

GB isn't news, it's a comedy show of Muppets

[@simonjess8471]

I am not sure this is the only piece of news they have broadcast today. They have a whole website and TV channels. Fill your boots.