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Donald Trump was held in contempt Monday for violating a gag order in his hush money trial for a 10th time, and New York state Judge Juan Merchan has warned the former president that he may be jailed if he keeps it up. But Trump suggested that he's not deterred by the prospect of jail time. In fact, he said, he would "sacrifice" himself to protect the sanctity of his free speech rights. "This judge has given me a gag order and said you're going to jail if you violate it. And frankly, you know...
Since Donald Trump was held in contempt for his 10th gag order violation last week, Manhattan prosecutors haven’t alleged that any other statements by the former president have violated it. But Republican politicians who support Trump have made statements that would violate the court order had the defendant made them himself. And though the order makes Trump liable for certain third-party statements, it’s far from clear that he’ll get in trouble for these. There are both legal and practical...
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Despite New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan explicitly warning Donald Trump last week that any future violations of his gag order could result in jail time, the ex-president appears to have done so directly on Thursday."A lead person from the DOJ is running the trial," Trump claimed, obviously referring to prosecutor Matthew Colangelo, as Law & Crime reports."So Biden's office is running this trial. This trial is a scam and it's a sham and it shouldn't happen," Trump told reporters...
Right-wing firebrand Steve Bannon is likely headed to prison after a federal appeals court today upheld his conviction for defying the Congressional probe of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
Former President Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial in Manhattan has been increasingly marked by his Republican allies making trips into New York City to give speeches outside the courthouse, condemning everyone from the prosecutors to the judge to the judge's family — often attacking people who are off limits for Trump himself to attack due to the gag order in place against him. A few of them, like Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), have even admitted they are there to attack witnesses and...
Donald Trump's own political campaign may have just violated the former president's gag order in the hush money cover-up case. Trump campaign press secretary Karoline Leavitt appeared on Fox News, where she was asked about the gag order. "I am gagged," Leavitt said on the conservative news network. ALSO READ: Trump’s Manhattan trial could determine whether rule of law survives: criminologist Jesse Watters asked Leavitt if she's "not allowed" to say what she wants in America.While...
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s attorneys started grilling prosecutors’ star witness in his hush money trial Tuesday, portraying former attorney Michael Cohen as a media-obsessed liar who’s determined to see the former president behind bars. Cohen endured intense questioning by defense attorney Todd Blanche after providing pivotal testimony tying the presumptive Republican presidential nominee […]
In his remarks outside the courtroom Tuesday, Donald Trump demanded Judge Juan Merchan rescind the tailored gag order placed on him that was designed to ensure the sanctity of the trial and the safety of witnesses, jurors, court staff, and their families."The gag order has to come off," Trump told reporters Tuesday morning, adding his frequent "never been anything like this in the history of our country" claim.Judge Merchan just last week reportedly cited Trump's own words from his own book when...
Former President Donald Trump shredded Justice Juan Merchan, who gagged Trump in his business records trial, as he left court on Friday.
Former President Donald Trump may have violated his gag order Monday when he spoke to reporters outside his criminal hush money trial, according a political analyst. Washington Post reporter Aaron Blake raised concerns about Trump's statement regarding Robert Costello, the defense witness whose questionable courtroom antics saw Justice Juan Merchan clear the courtroom so he could chastise him. "You saw what happened to a highly respected lawyer today, Bob Costello," Trump told reporters in...