Judge Juan Merchan is weighing whether to hold Trump in contempt and fine him for what prosecutors say were 10 violations of a gag order that barred him from making public statements about witnesses, jurors and others connected to the hush money case.
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Bragg will urge a judge on Tuesday to hold Trump in criminal contempt for allegedly violating a gag order in the former president's hush money case in New York.
New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan on Tuesday could fine and send former President Donald Trump to jail for up to 30 days for allegedly violating his gag order.
(CNN) — Judge Juan Merchan will consider whether to fine Donald Trump for repeatedly violating the gag order barring the former president from publicly discussing witnesses or jurors
Judge Juan Merchan will consider whether to fine Donald Trump for repeatedly violating the gag order barring the former president from publicly discussing witnesses or jurors in the criminal hush money case.
Former President Donald Trump slammed the gag order imposed on him during his trial in Manhattan court as "unconstitutional" in public comment Tuesday afternoon.
Former President Trump returns to court Tuesday as defense and prosecutors prepare to argue over whether Trump violated Judge Juan Merchan's gag order. Proceedings focus on the gag order throughout the morning, though attention will return to witness testimony in the afternoon.
Judge Juan Merchan appeared poised on Tuesday to sanction Donald Trump for violating the gag order in his criminal hush money case after peppering the former president’s lawyers with questions about why Trump’s social media posts were acceptable.
Prosecutors in Donald J. Trump’s criminal trial say he has violated a gag order barring him from attacking witnesses and others close to the case, which centers on a hush-money payment to a porn star. Testimony is set to resume later Tuesday morning.
Trump alleges that the judge in his hush money case, Juan Merchan, has massive conflicts of interest and that the case is being directed by the White House.
Judge Juan Merchan is expected to hear arguments Tuesday on whether former President Trump violated the gag order imposed upon him in his criminal trial.
Merchan will very likely sanction at least some of Trump’s misconduct, writes Norm Eisen, based on legal analysis of New York law and the 10 statements at issue.
By Molly Crane-Newman and Josephine Stratman New York Daily News (TNS) NEW YORK — Donald Trump on Tuesday is expected to be threatened with thousands of dollars in fines — and potentially jail time — for denigrating anticipated witnesses and jurors in his hush-money case in violation of a gag order.
Prosecutors argued that Trump violated the order with a series of inflammatory social media posts aimed at witnesses and jurors, while Trump's lawyers said he had the right to respond to political attacks.
Donald Trump's New York hush money criminal trial continued Tuesday with more testimony from former tabloid executive David Pecker. The judge also held a gag order hearing. Follow here for the latest live news updates, analysis and more.
