内容摘要：He began with an initial target of "at least $2 trillion", which then shifted to $1tn and ultimately $150bn.

He began with an initial target of "at least $2 trillion", which then shifted to $1tn and ultimately $150bn.

Similar complaints were raised in the aftermath of the Pelicot trial last December, in which Dominique Pelicot was found guilty of drugging and raping his wife, Gisèle, and recruited dozens of men to abuse her over almost a decade.- the maximum sentence for rape in French law - with the obligation to serve a minimum of two-thirds in jail.

His case, however, will have to be re-examined at the end of the prison sentence before the question of preventive detention can be explored.In France, sentences are not served consecutively. Public prosecutor Stéphane Kellenberger noted last week that had Le Scouarnec been on trial in the US - where people serve one prison sentence after another - he may have faced a sentence of over 4,000 years.But Cécile de Oliveira, one of the victims' lawyers, praised the sentence, which she said had been "finely tailored" to Le Scouarnec's "psychiatric condition".

She agreed with the court's decision not to impose preventive detention on the former surgeon, adding: "It needs to remain an entirely exceptional punishment."After the verdict was read out, victims, journalists and lawyers mingled outside the courthouse in Vannes. Many of the civil parties and their relatives, angered by the verdict, brought their frustration to the media.

"All that I ask for is that this man cannot offend again," the mother of a victim told French outlets.

"If this kind of behaviour needs to entail a life sentence, so be it."State department spokesperson Tammy Bruce told reporters on Tuesday: "We take very seriously the process of vetting who it is that comes into the country, and we're going to continue to do that."

The memo, viewed by the BBC's US partner CBS News, directed US embassies to remove any unfilled appointments from their calendars for students seeking visas, but said those with appointments already scheduled could go ahead.The pause would last "until further guidance is issued", Secretary of State Marco Rubio wrote.

The memo also said the state department was preparing for an "expansion of required social media screening and vetting" applicable to all student visa applications.It did not spell out what the vetting would look for.