• Legal expert begs judge to hold Trump in contempt for obvious gag order violations — fast

    Judge Juan Merchan should get a move on and quickly rule on whether Trump was in contempt of court for violating a gag order in the Manhattan hush money trial, former federal prosecutor Elie Honig told CNN's Jake Tapper on Wednesday — because it's clear that Trump is in fact in violation.The former president is forbidden, under the gag order, from attacking expected witnesses in the case, which charges him with business fraud associated with buying the silence of adult film star Stormy Daniels —...

  • Judge Is Imposing Double Standard by Gagging Trump but Giving Michael Cohen Free Rein, Legal Experts Say

    President Donald Trump shouldn’t be prevented from speaking about witnesses such as his former attorney Michael Cohen who publicly criticize him on a regular basis, Read More

    • CHCH

    Judge reserving decision on whether or not Trump violated gag order

    Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and area news from CHCH - Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara news.. It’s day two of Donald Trump’s hush-money trial marking the first time a U.S. president has ever faced criminal charges. Veteran tabloid publisher David Pecker returned to the witness stand and detailed his efforts to help Trump stifle unflattering stories during the 2016 campaign. Earlier today, there was a heated exchange over whether the former […]

    • CNN

    ‘He was rattled’: Legal expert reacts to Trump’s statement after hearing

    Criminal defense attorney Stacey Schneider says that former President Donald Trump was “rattled” following a Sandoval hearing in the New York hush money trial where he heard a recounting of his criminal history.

  • Judge reserves decision on Trump gag order violations in hush-money trial

    April 23 (UPI) — The judge in Donald Trump‘s hush-money trial on Tuesday delayed a decision on whether the former president should be held in contempt for multiple alleged breaches of a gag order imposed on him in the case. Judge Juan Merchan said he will “reserve a decision” on Trump’s alleged gag order violation after he heard from the prosecution […] The post Judge reserves decision on Trump gag order violations in hush-money trial first appeared on Gephardt Daily.

  • Trump lawyers in for 'hellish weekend' after judge issues 'serious sanction': legal expert

    Former President Donald Trump's trial antics are already starting to hurt him, former federal prosecutor Harry Litman explained to MSNBC's Joy Reid on Friday — and make life hell for his attorneys.The problem is, he explained, Trump's repeated penchant for attacking witnesses and violating gag orders has led to prosecutors keeping a witness who will testify at trial secret, and the judge allowing that would effectively be a "serious sanction" against Trump's behavior that will make preparing his...

  • 'That's actually false': Legal expert blows up Trump's latest gag order claim

    Former President Donald Trump claims his gag order forcing him to stay mum on various individuals surrounding his historic criminal hush money trial is unprecedented.In a Truth Social post, Trump moaned about the gag order that Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan imposed and then strengthened barring him from criticizing witnesses, jurors, court staff, and the families of the prosecutor and judge. "The Gag Order imposed on me, a political candidate running for the highest office in the...

  • Legal Experts: Michael Cohen TikTok Videos, Fundraising May Have 'Torpedoed' NY Trump Prosecution

    Legal experts have been sounding the alarm that former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen's TikTok fundraising videos have hurt the prosecution.

  • 'Sticking his thumb in the judge's face': Michael Cohen says $1k gag order fines are joke

    Fining Donald Trump $1,000 per gag order violation is a joke, key trial witness Michael Cohen and former prosecutor Glenn Kirschner agreed on Cohen's "Mea Culpa" podcast, which aired Friday.Prosecutors have proposed the punishment if a judge finds Trump broke the order with social media posts aimed at witnesses — including Cohen.Judge Juan Merchan has scheduled a Tuesday hearing after Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg accused Trump of contempt for what he said were multiple...

  • Judge Juan Merchan’s ‘Manifestly Unfair’ Gag Order on Trump Comes Under Serious Legal Scrutiny

    New York Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan could fine former President Donald Trump up to $11,000 for violating a gag order that his legal team argues prevents him from defending himself publicly in a case where a Democrat district attorney is seeking to put him in jail.

  • Trump trial: Judge rules on alleged gag order violations, witnesses discuss Michael Cohen's payment to Stormy Daniels

    On Thursday, the prosecution's third witness, finance executive Gary Farro, returned to provide his testimony in the New York criminal case brought against Donald Trump.Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D) charged Trump with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in an alleged attempt to cover up so-called "hush money" payments made to Stormy Daniels, a porn actress, to keep quiet about an alleged extramarital affair. Michael Cohen, Trump's former attorney, claimed that he made a...

    • BBC

    Boris Becker no longer bankrupt after judge discharges order

    Former Wimbledon champion Boris Becker is discharged from bankruptcy by a