That Captain Kangaroo judge knows he's going to get reversed on appeal, or at least the fine will get reduced to a tiny fraction of what he imposed, so he chose to shoot the moon. He knows he's in for a rough ride once Trump wins in November, along with that skank DA who pushed the case in the first place.
I think it will stand with a small reduction in the end, past history was weighed in the decision and the courts rarely contest each other on civil matters....FOX will have to pay their huge tab, with more coming in the future. It's like asking cops to rat out cops, just doesn't happen.
His SIL got 2 billion from his buddy MBS in Saudi Arabia, snatch a wad off of him.