Former President Donald Trump was smacked down by Judge Juan Merchan Monday morning for violating the court’s gag order, and ordered to pay a $1,000 fine and even hinted at possible jail time. Judge Merchan warned Trump that any further violations of the gag order would result in Trump being ordered into custody.
Monday’s fine and warning marked the second time since the trial began that Trump has been fined for violating the court’s gag order, which prohibits Trump from making disparaging comments and or incendiary remarks about any juror, witness, or anyone who is closely connected to the case. Trump was fined $9,000 last week for nine individual violations of the order. This most recent violation stems from an April 22nd interview in which Trump criticized the speed or pace of how the jurors were picked and made claims that the jury was comprised mainly of Democrats.
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