Testimony resumes Monday in Donald Trump’s hush money trial as prosecutors get closer to calling their star witness and Trump's former lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen.
May 6 (UPI) — Week four of Donald Trump‘s hush-money trial got underway Monday with the former president fined again and held in criminal contempt for violating a gag order for the 10th time with possible jail time now on the table. Judge Juan Merchan told Trump “the last thing I want to do is to put […] The post Hush-money trial: Trump fined for additional gag order violation; judge threatens jail time first appeared on Gephardt Daily.
Former President Trump has now been charged with contempt of court 10 times amid his hush money trial.
Prosecutors are continuing to build toward their star witness, Cohen, who pleaded guilty to federal charges related to the hush money payments.
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...
NEW YORK (AP) — The judge presiding over Donald Trump’s hush money trial fined him $1,000 on Monday for violating his gag order once again and sternly warned the former president that additional violations could result in jail time. Join our WhatsApp group Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email The fine marks the second time
NEW YORK (AP) — The judge presiding over Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial has fined
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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
New York Judge Juan Merchan on Thursday denied the attempt to toss out the trial following two days of testimony from adult film star Stormy Daniels.
Judge Merchan denied the motion for a mistrial brought by Trump’s defense team in the hush money trial. NBC News’ Vaughn Hillyard details the defense team’s argument and why it was denied.
Former President Donald Trump on Friday railed against the effort to prosecute him in Manhattan’s