Former President Trump was fined $10,000 on Wednesday for violating the partial gag order imposed by New York Judge Arthur Engoron in the civil trial
stemming from New York Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit against him and the Trump Organization. Engoron imposed a partial gag order earlier this month, blocking all parties from making derogatory statements about his court staff. Engoron fined Trump on Friday $5,000 for violating the order on social media, and threatened imprisonment if further violations were committed.
Trump attorneys argued against the fine, saying it was unusual to have a law clerk on the bench with the judge. Attorney Alina Habba calling it 'inappropriate.' Habba said the clerk rolled her eyes, to which Habba said: 'The influence from your bench is inappropriate.' Engoron fired back saying: 'I make the final decisions. I value input from both of my law clerks.' In regard to the clerks sitting next to him, he says, 'that’s how I do things.
Engoron, last month, ruled that Trump and the Trump Organization committed fraud while building his real estate empire by deceiving banks, insurers and others by overvaluing his assets and exaggerating his net worth on paperwork used in making deals and securing financing. Engoron’s ruling came after James sued Trump, his children and the Trump Organization, alleging that the former president 'inflated his net worth by billions of dollars,' and said his children helped him to do so.
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