Why Trump's hush money judge is holding off on a gag order ruling
by MSNBC
MSNBC— 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.
www.theyeshivaworld.com—What A Judge’s Gag Order On Trump Means In His Hush Money Case. Virtually every day of his hush money criminal trial, former President Donald Trump talks about how he can’t talk about the case. A gag order bars Trump from commenting publicly on witnesses, jurors and some others connected to the matter. The New York judge already has found that Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, […]
WLNS—Hush money judge rules Trump violated gag order, warns of jail time. 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 []
MSNBC—Why Judge Merchan set another gag order hearing at Trump’s hush money trial. Judge Juan Merchan found Donald Trump in contempt on Tuesday for nine gag order violations in his New York criminal case. The state judge imposed the maximum fine of $1,000 per violation and warned Trump of possible incarceration for further defiance. While imposing the punishment, such as it was, even Merchan acknowledged its relative weakness against this wealthy defendant. But it was nonetheless a historic ruling against the former president and presumptive GOP presidential nominee. Yet, that...