Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is the 45th and current president of the United States. Before entering politics, he was a businessman and television personality. Trump was born and raised in the New York City borough of Queens, and received a bachelor's degree in economics from the Wharton School. He took charge of his family's real-estate business in 1971, renamed it The Trump Organization, and expanded its operations from Queens and Brooklyn into Manhattan.
The company built or renovated skyscrapers, hotels, casinos, and golf courses. Trump later started various side ventures, mostly by licensing his name. He owned the Miss Universe and Miss USA beauty pageants from 1996 to 2015, and produced and hosted The Apprentice, a reality television show, from 2003 to 2015. Forbes estimates his net worth to be $3.1 billion.
Donald Trump Fined $5,000 For Violating Gag Order In New York Bank Fraud Case
deadline.comA New York judge fined Donald Trump $5,000 for violating a gag order that prohibits him from disparaging courtroom staff. “Make no mistake: future violations, whether intentional or unintentional, will subject the violator to far more severe sanctions, which may include, but are not limited to, steeper financial penalties, holding Donald Trump in contempt of court, and possibly imprisoning him” pursuant to New York state law, Judge Arthur Engoron wrote in an order.
Read the fine order. Engoron issued a gag order on Trump earlier this month, after he posted an attack on the judge’s law clerk to Truth Social, the former president’s social media site.
Trump took down the post, but Engoron said on Friday that he discovered that the post was not removed from DonaldJTrump.com, Trump’s campaign website.
It was removed late last night, the judge said, but only in response to an email “from this court.” Trump’s attorney said today in court that the post had been left inadvertently and was an “unfortunate part of the process that is built into the campaign structure.” But Engoron noted that it still was a violation of the gag order, and remained on the site for 17 days. “In the current overheated climate, incendiary untruths can, and in some cases already have, led to serious physical harm, and worse,” he wrote.
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