Judge finds Donald Trump in contempt for 10th time over gag order and threatens jail time
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KEYT— 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
Boing Boing—Judge threatens Donald Trump with jail time if he defies gag order again: "If I need to, I will". 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
NBC New York—Trump threatened with jail after judge holds him in contempt a 10th time. Judge Juan Merchan, presiding over the first criminal trial involving a sitting or former president in U.S. history, ordered Donald Trump in contempt of court Monday for a 10th time over gag order violations at his hush money trial. Merchan, who already fined Trump $9,000 for nine violations, said it appears fines aren’t a sufficient deterrent, and that should there
The Guardian—Judge threatens Trump with jail time for gag order violations in 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...