The judge issues his most serious warning yet, calling the violations "a direct attack on the rule of law".
The porn star will testify about the $130,000 she received to keep quiet about her alleged affair with the former president.
Former president back in Manhattan Criminal Court for further witness testimony
“The last thing I want to do is put you in jail,” Justice Juan Merchan said. “You are the former president of the United States and possibly the next president as well.”
Adult film actress concludes testimony after firmly refuting inconsistencies in her account of the alleged sexual encounter between her and the former president in 2006
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that President Donald Trump's trial date for his classified documents case would be postponed, citing issues with the case.
Former President Trump has now been charged with contempt of court 10 times amid his hush money trial.
Judge holds Trump in criminal contempt for the 10th time in response to former president’s comments on the juryThe judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal hush-money trial on Monday held him in criminal contempt for the 10th time and warned he could face jail for continued violations of a gag order.Juan Merchan’s admonition to Trump came in response to the Republican presidential frontrunner’s repeated commentary on trial witnesses and jurors, which flouts the judge’s order barring him from...
Judge Juan Merchan has had it with Donald Trump, warning the criminally charged defendant that jail time for defying his gag order could be right around the corner. "Going forward, this court will have to consider a jail sanction if it is recommended," Merchan said this morning to Trump, now in his fourth week of his stormy hush money trial. — Read the rest
Donald Trump Jr. smeared the daughter of Donald Trump's hush money trial judge Monday.The former president's son joined right-wing podcaster Charlie Kirk as former attorney Michael Cohen testified about how he arranged payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels to cover up an alleged affair with Donald Trump.New York Justice Juan Merchan has issued a gag order preventing Donald Trump from causing anyone to discuss court staff, their families, potential witnesses, or the jury.But the gag order...
CNN By Jeremy Herb, Kara Scannell, Lauren del Valle, Eric Levenson and Sabrina Souza, CNN (CNN) — Judge Juan Merchan has found former President Donald Trump in contempt for violating the gag order in his hush money trial for the 10th time and said he’ll consider jail time going forward. “Going forward, this court will
CNN By Jeremy Herb, Kara Scannell, Lauren del Valle, Eric Levenson and Sabrina Souza, CNN (CNN) — Judge Juan Merchan has found former President Donald Trump in contempt for violating the gag order in his hush money trial for the 10th time and said he’ll consider jail time going forward. “Going forward, this court will