[struggle]

What about the $20 billion they ALREADY PAID?

[thackney]

That was not the fine. That was to offset liability claims of actual damage. That was for businesses and individuals, not the government take.

BP Establishes $20 Billion Claims Fund for Deepwater Horizon Spill and Outlines Dividend Decisions
http://www.bp.com/genericarticle.do?categoryId=2012968&contentId=7062966
16 June 2010