Trump Pays $9,000 Fine for Intimidating Jurors and Witnesses

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Donald Trump on Thursday paid his $9,000 fine for repeatedly violating a judge’s order and brazenly launching a volley of intimidating attacks against witnesses and jurors in his ongoing New York trial.

The business tycoon has a long history of stiffing business partners and refusing to pay court ordered fees in a timely fashion, but he cut the New York State court system two checks just two days after a judge found him in contempt mid-trial.

The payments were confirmed by the clerk’s office at the Manhattan criminal courthouse late Friday afternoon on a phone call three minutes before closing for the week.

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