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    Judge Juan Merchan, the jurist overseeing Donald Trump's criminal case in New York over an alleged hush-money cover up scheme, is hanging something over the head of the former president's attorneys, a former prosecutor said on Saturday. Legal analyst and former federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti appeared on MSNBC, where he was asked why Merchan hasn't ruled on whether Trump has violated an expanded gag order imposed upon him in the case. The order limits Trump's attacks on potential witnesses...

  • Hear Trump’s statement Judge Merchan corrected in court

    Judge Juan Merchan corrected former President Donald Trump’s false statement about the gag order during his hush money trial. Trump falsely said the gag order prevents him from testifying. CNN’s Elie Honig discusses what the gag order actually does.

  • Read: Full text of Judge Merchan's gag order ruling against Trump

    Judge Juan Merchan finally ruled on Donald Trump's alleged gag order violations in his New York criminal trial. As the second week of testimony started Tuesday, the judge found the defendant in criminal contempt for willfully violating the order nine times. Merchan imposed the maximum legal fine of $1,000 for each violation and warned the presumptive GOP presidential nominee that jail may be next. Read the ruling here: Subscribe to the Deadline: Legal Newsletter for weekly updates on the top...