BREAKING SNOOZE: Trump Had To Be ‘Jolted Awake’ In Court — 4th Time At Least


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Drudge Report— Has To Be 'Jolted Awake' Again (First column, 2nd story, link) Related stories:Silent and brooding, Trump endures courtroom ordealProsecutors make history with opening statementsCriminal conspiracy and cover-upTrial's First Witness Could Destroy Defense Drudge Report Feed needs your support!   Become a Patron

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Raw Story—Trump wastes no time fundraising off judge's contempt of court ruling. Almost immediately after the judge in his New York hush money criminal trial ruled that he was in contempt of court, Donald Trump's campaign sent out a fundraising email in an attempt to capitalize on the ruling. “A Democrat judge JUST HELD ME IN CONTEMPT OF COURT!” the email sent out on Tuesday read, according to Politico. “I was fined $9,000 for 9 gag order violations. THEY WANT TO SILENCE ME! They think they can BLEED ME DRY and SHUT ME UP, but I’ll NEVER stop fighting for YOU," read the...

Los Angeles Times—Litman: Donald Trump was just fined for contempt of court. Could he go to jail next time?. Judge Juan M. Merchan has, in his soft-spoken but hard-nosed way, told Donald Trump something no other court has over the course of his many civil and criminal cases: He’s down to his last chance. Merchan ruled Tuesday on contempt motions brought by the Manhattan district attorney's office in response to Trump’s serial violation of a gag order prohibiting public statements about witnesses, jurors and others connected to the hush money case. The judge was calm, straightforward and utterly...