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Originally Posted by Jacks
Haven't read everything but my understanding is that the judge could have dismissed this as an error in judgement or found that the amount was inconsequential.
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The judge wasn't ruling on whether Ford inappropriately used city letterhead or not. The quantity of money and the fact that it was for a charity are irrelevant red herrings for this case. The only question before the judge was whether Ford violated the code of ethics by voting on a motion in which he had a personal financial stake. The exact nature of his financial stake is immaterial to the case.
And it could not have been an error if judgement because the speaker explicitly cautioned Ford to recuse himself prior to the vote, advise which Ford chose to ignore.