Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Former President Trump has been found in contempt of court for violating the gag order in his hush-money criminal case. New York Judge Juan Merchan had barred Trump from talking about
Donald Trump has allegedly violated the gag order in his New York criminal trial more than a dozen times. Former federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti shares how the judge may be delaying any penalties for Trump to leave the threat "hanging over" his lawyers so they rein in their client.
April 30 (UPI) — Donald Trump on Tuesday was held in criminal contempt and slapped with a $9,000 fine by Judge Juan Merchan for nine gag order violations as his hush-money trial resumed in the morning hours. “Defendant violated the Order by making social media posts about known witnesses pertaining to their participation in this criminal proceeding and […] The post Hush-money trial: Trump fined $9K for gag order violations first appeared on Gephardt Daily.
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.
The judge warned Trump that he could be jailed if he violates the gag order again.
NEW YORK — The judge overseeing former President Trump’s hush money case held him in contempt Tuesday for violating a gag order nine times. Judge Juan Merchan fined Trump $9,000 over his recent posts on Truth Social and campaign website attacking prospective jurors and prosecutors’ expected star witnesses, warning the former president that additional violations []
The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump's criminal trial in New York held him in contempt of court on Tuesday for violating a gag order that limits what he can say about those involved in the case, and warned him that he could be jailed if he violates the order again.Judge Juan Merchan said Trump violated the order nine times in recent weeks in posts on Trump's Truth Social platform and campaign website, many of which targeted Michael Cohen and Stormy Daniels, key witnesses in the...
NEW YORK — Donald Trump on Tuesday was threatened with thousands of dollars in fines — and potentially jail time — for denigrating anticipated witnesses and jurors in his hush money case in violation of a gag order. Before the trial resumed, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan heard arguments from prosecutors requesting that the former president be held in criminal contempt for almost
Day two of Donald Trump's hush money trial in New York wrapped up Tuesday afternoon with the former president once again railing against the gag order that he's already been accused of violating multiple times.
A lawyer’s credibility is all they have with a judge. Donald Trump’s criminal defense lawyer in Manhattan may be losing that valuable currency in the early days of the hush money trial. The judge himself said so. At a hearing over whether Trump violated a gag order in his first criminal trial, Judge Juan Merchan voiced disbelief when attorney Todd Blanche said that Trump was attempting to comply with the judge's order. “Mr. Blanche, you’re losing all credibility” with the court, NBC News...
Donald Trump could be held in contempt of court and fined if the judge rules he violated a gag order. Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker is then expected to continue his testimony.
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