Trump's gag order violations could come back to haunt him at sentencing: law professor
by Raw Story
Raw Story— Donald Trump has so far not even been fined for his purported gag order violations in connection with his criminal hush money cover-up case, but the judge may be planning something worse than a monetary penalty, according to a law professor Thursday.Just Security's Adam Klasfeld reported on Thursday that, as proceedings were ending in the criminal trial in which the former president faces more than 30 felony charges, Judge Juan Merchan addressed the issue of Trump's alleged violations of the gag...
Breitbart—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.
NewsChannel 34—New York prosecutors in Trump’s hush money trial say former president continues to violate gag order. NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors said Thursday that Donald Trump again violated a gag order in his hush money trial, as the criminal case resumed on the same day that the U.S. Supreme Court weighed whet
MSNBC—Merchan fact-checks Trump’s claim that he’s ‘not allowed to testify’ while under a gag order. Judge Juan Merchan told Donald Trump on Friday morning that he is, in fact, allowed to testify in court while under a gag order, addressing a false claim that Trump made the day before. “I’m not allowed to testify, I’m under a gag order — I guess, right? I can’t even testify,” the former president told reporters outside the courtroom at his hush money trial Thursday as he turned to his lawyer, Todd Blanche, who appeared to nod and shake his head at the same time. Trump added: “I’m not allowed to...