Judge Juan Merchan’s ‘Manifestly Unfair’ Gag Order on Trump Comes Under Serious Legal Scrutiny
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Donald Trump calls Judge Juan Merchan 'crooked' after threat of jail time if he violates gag order
Donald Trump returned briefly to the campaign trail Wednesday and called the judge presiding over his hush money trial “crooked” a day after he was held in contempt of court and threatened with jail time for violating a gag order.
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N.Y. Judge Juan Merchan cracks down on Donald Trump with fine, jail threat for gag order violations
A New York judge clamped down on former President Donald Trump Tuesday, fining him $9,000 and threatening him with jail time for violations of the gag order he imposed in the presumptive Republican nominee’s hush-money trial.
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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...