Former President Donald Trump said on Monday that getting thrown behind bars for violating the gag order in his New York hush-money trial would be worth it because “our Constitution is much more important than jail.”
Trump made the comment while taking questions from reporters outside the Manhattan courthouse after the conclusion of another day in his criminal trial. The presumptive Republican presidential nominee has already been fined $10,000 for multiple violations of Judge Juan Merchan’s gag order, which prohibits Trump from talking about potential witnesses, jurors, court staff, attorneys, and the judge’s family during the trial. After issuing his latest fine on Monday, Merchan told Trump he would “consider a jail sentence” if the former president violates the gag order again.
“The last thing I want to consider is jail. You are [the] former president and possibly the…
