three times the amount of any pecuniary value gained by him or her from such violation.
And…
Anything of value in the form of money, a negotiable instrument, a commercial interest, or anything else, the primary significance of which is economic advantage
So… to determine the value, we’d just need to calculate everything that Trump would be able to suck out of the country if he had managed to remain in office. We could use what was actually paid out during his presidency as a basis for determining that.
So, every penny paid to Trump directly, plus anything spent by the government in a Trump property used by him during his term. Including the numerous times he forced the government to pay him to house and feed his security detail and other government officials in his properties. Throw in anything his family got as well.
Get the total, triple it, and take that much as a fine.
“Not to exceed the GREATER of $25,000 or three times…”
If the value gained was $5K, the fine is the greater of $15K and $25K, i.e. $25K. If the value gained was $500K, then the fine is the greater of $1.5M and $25K, i.e. $1.5M.
Not exaaaaactly. In fact, the minimum is still $0. The 25k is still a maximum for lower pecuniarily (is that a word?) damaging cases. Just the same, for cases where the pecuniary damages were $6.33k, the maximum would still be 25k. You know where I’m going with this. Still, the 25k is, sadly, not a minimum fine.
It’s all moot anyway because he’ll get out of any fine thrown at him by leeching off his supporters’ naivete like he always does.
So…
And…
So… to determine the value, we’d just need to calculate everything that Trump would be able to suck out of the country if he had managed to remain in office. We could use what was actually paid out during his presidency as a basis for determining that.
So, every penny paid to Trump directly, plus anything spent by the government in a Trump property used by him during his term. Including the numerous times he forced the government to pay him to house and feed his security detail and other government officials in his properties. Throw in anything his family got as well.
Get the total, triple it, and take that much as a fine.
Then throw his ass in jail.
It won’t happen, but it’s a nice fantasy.
“Not to exceed the greater of $25,000 or three times…”
Jail time is the only justice. Max fine is 25k.
If the value gained was $5K, the fine is the greater of $15K and $25K, i.e. $25K. If the value gained was $500K, then the fine is the greater of $1.5M and $25K, i.e. $1.5M.
$25,000 is the MINIMUM fine.
Not exaaaaactly. In fact, the minimum is still $0. The 25k is still a maximum for lower pecuniarily (is that a word?) damaging cases. Just the same, for cases where the pecuniary damages were $6.33k, the maximum would still be 25k. You know where I’m going with this. Still, the 25k is, sadly, not a minimum fine.
It’s all moot anyway because he’ll get out of any fine thrown at him by leeching off his supporters’ naivete like he always does.