Special counsel Jack Smith’s team obtained a search warrant in January for records related to former President Donald Trump’s Twitter account, and a judge levied a $350,000 fine on the company for missing the deadline to comply, according to court documents released Wednesday.

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    1 year ago

    Why the minimum amount?

    If a homeless person on the street is fined 100€, they won’t be able to afford it.

    No, just keep it a percentage and keep it simple, or loopholes will be found.

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      1 year ago

      Because if there was no minimum I’d just declare bankruptcy and commit crimes for free all day

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        1 year ago

        And never ever again be offered any kind of credit product. You might not even be allowed to open a bank account or invest money. Say goodbye to ever having the THOUGHT of owning a house.

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          1 year ago

          What do you mean. I’d only have to declare bankruptcy once. Then commit some big crime for free. Then I’d go back to my normal life.

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            I believe you have some serious misconceptions about how bankruptcy works but I don’t really have the time to explain it to you. The gist of it is that it’s not that simple and is certainly not guaranteed for everybody.