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Toot by Bruce ToewsBruce Toews (mastodon.stickbear.me)

So I'm not sure which fine you're talking about, but in the US, fines/fees levied by the court are typically tied to anything but fairness. So why should Donald Trump get better treatment on this score than everybody else who goes through the justice system and has to pay a fine? Punative damages on the other hand are a lot more complicated than fines, and for organizations convicted of things like fraud fines/damages can get a lot more serious very quickly. Honestly I think a lot of people are just mad that Trump is being required to face any accountability at all. Finally, assuming you're talking about the Trump Org decision from last week, that final decision is a 92-page document when it could have been 3. So if anybody's claiming unfairness/Trump hate, that falls under "extraordinary claim which requires extraordinary evidence", and "Trump Derangement Syndrome!" isn't that evidence. Not saying you yourself are making this claim.