Well, Well, Well, Guess Whose Name Just Came Up in the Trump NYC Trial
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Letters to the Editor: Do nothing, or jail -- the only options for controlling Trump during his trial
To the editor: Both former President Trump and New York Judge Juan Merchan are in an extremely tough spot. ("Trump was just fined for contempt of court. Could he go to jail next time?" Opinion, April 30) Trump's whole brand is based on not showing weakness. He absolutely cannot afford to abide by any of the judge's orders. Merchan, meanwhile, has an affirmative duty to maintain order and protect the process of justice. The only tools he has to enforce his authority are fines and jail. Given...
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Trump threatened with jail after judge holds him in contempt a 10th time
Judge Juan Merchan, presiding over the first criminal trial involving a sitting or former president in U.S. history, ordered Donald Trump in contempt of court Monday for a 10th time over gag order violations at his hush money trial. Merchan, who already fined Trump $9,000 for nine violations, said it appears fines aren’t a sufficient deterrent, and that should there
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Trump fined, faces jail and perhaps violated his terms of release
Judge Juan Merchan, who presides over Donald Trump's criminal election fraud case, has found that Trump violated his gag order nine times. Donald Trump was fined $1,000 per instance because he violated his gag order. Judge Merchan also warned Trump that incarceration was an option should he continue. — Read the rest