That’s how much birther attorney Orly Taitz has been fined by a judge:

Reached on her cell phone by TPMmuckraker and informed of the $20,000 fine imposed on her by a federal judge this morning, Birther attorney Orly Taitz responded, first, with laughter.

“So he didn’t recuse himself?” Taitz asked, after letting out an extended, nervous-sounding chuckle.

And to make matters even more fun, Taitz is saying she has no intention of paying the fine:

Still defiant after months of legal wrangling and, by our count, three written denunciations by federal district court Judge Clay Land, Taitz said she had absolutely no plans to pay the $20,000 fine.

“Are you kidding? Of course not,” she said, asked whether she planned to send a check. “This is a form of intimidation.”

Instead Taitz is planning on filing yet another response. Hopefully in 30 days we will see this nut job locked up for contempt, though she has been a great mascot of the birther movement – proving just how fucking crazy they all are.