Donald Trump has been fined $5,000 (£4,100) for failing to delete an “untrue and disparaging” claim online about a court clerk in his New York civil fraud case
The former US president had been threatened with jail after a judge said he broke a gagging order not to make public comments about members of court staff. The Republican’s legal team said it had been an “inadvertent” mistake.
Judge Arthur Engoron issued the penalty after previously warning Trump he could be imprisoned for breaking a gagging order which banned those involved in the case from making public comments about members of his staff.
The court is currently hearing a civil case over accusations that Trump committed fraud for years while building his property portfolio by inflating his assets and net worth in return for favourable bank loans, as well as lower insurance premiums.
Prosecutors are seeking at least $250m (£205m) in fines and a permanent ban against Trump and his sons Donald Jr and Eric from running businesses in New York.
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