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The Trump administration is considering sanctions against three French magistrates, according to the German magazine Der Spiegel, causing concern within the French judiciary. The judges in question sentenced Marine Le Pen on March 31, 2025, to four years in prison, including two mandatory years, and five years of ineligibility for embezzlement of public funds.

On December 30, 2025, the weekly publication reported on its website anonymous accounts from former US administration officials who said that Washington intends to sanction European magistrates and officials suspected of targeting the far right in France or in Germany. Der Spiegel explicitly cited the case of the three French judges.

"If such claims were proven true or were to materialize," declared Peimane Ghaleh-Marzban, the president of the Paris judicial court, on January 6 during a session welcoming new magistrates, "they would constitute unacceptable and intolerable interference in our country's internal affairs, which should provoke condemnation from the public authorities."

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[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 41 points 7 months ago (24 children)

Except these sanctions actually materially affect their lives. Nearly all card transactions are run through American processors (Visa, MasterCard, PayPal, etc.), and just having those avenues blocked from use is crippling. The EU has not yet built up an equivalent infrastructure.

All because these judges in a totally different country did something Trump didn't like. It's a badge of honor, sure, but it is not without cost.

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 8 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (16 children)

We're not even talking about building our own alternatives to Visa and MasterCard yet. Everyone keeps talking about Wero which seems more like a replacement for SEPA instant payments.

[–] Tja@programming.dev 5 points 7 months ago (10 children)

I'd suggest you spend 5 minutes learning about wero, then.

We also have other payment systems, like the EC cards in Germany.

[–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 2 points 7 months ago

Laser in Ireland

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