Judge threatens to jail Trump for violating gag order in hush money trial
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Judge threatens Trump with jail time for gag order violations in hush-money trial
Judge holds Trump in criminal contempt for the 10th time in response to former president’s comments on the juryThe judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal hush-money trial on Monday held him in criminal contempt for the 10th time and warned he could face jail for continued violations of a gag order.Juan Merchan’s admonition to Trump came in response to the Republican presidential frontrunner’s repeated commentary on trial witnesses and jurors, which flouts the judge’s order barring him from...
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Judge threatens Donald Trump with jail time if he defies gag order again: "If I need to, I will"
Judge Juan Merchan has had it with Donald Trump, warning the criminally charged defendant that jail time for defying his gag order could be right around the corner. "Going forward, this court will have to consider a jail sanction if it is recommended," Merchan said this morning to Trump, now in his fourth week of his stormy hush money trial. — Read the rest
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Trump trial: Judge threatens ex-president with jail if he keeps breaking gag order
The judge issues his most serious warning yet, calling the violations "a direct attack on the rule of law".