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Former President Donald Trump was fined $9,000 and threatened with jail time by Judge Juan Merchan for violating a gag order in his hush-money trial.Trump is facing criminal charges over alleged hush-money payments to porn actress Stormy Daniels. Trump has been accused of paying Daniels over $130,000 in 2016, but continues to deny the allegations. The former president had been commenting publicly on potential witnesses and jurors.
But when the judge’s order was filed minutes later, it became clear the that Trump is also receiving a final warning: stop the threatening rhetoric or get a one-way ticket behind bars.The judge overseeing former President Trump’s hush money case held him in contempt for violating a gag order nine times.
Judge Juan Merchan fined Trump $9,000 over his recent posts on Truth Social and campaign website attacking prospective jurors and prosecutors’ expected star witnesses, also warning the former president that additional violations could result in jail time.
Merchan wrote in an order on Tuesday that Trump had violated his gag order nine times, fining him $1,000 for each offense. The former president is prohibited from commenting on potential witnesses, jurors, court staff, attorneys, and members of the judge’s family. Prosecutors urged Merchan to take...
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