Trump's New York AG case isn't supposed to be a criminal case, but it may result in Trump getting thrown in jail anyway.
’s bank fraud trial threatened to throw the former president in jail—and hit him with punishing fines—for “blatantly” violating aJustice Arthur F. Engoron, striking a serious tone, began Friday at trial by laying out the high stakes and demanding that Trump’s lawyers explain themselves.
But now, Trump appears to be facing a very real threat of spending time in jail if his antics continue. “But that’s been taken down. And we don't have any other… there were no subsequent postings,” Kise added.The formal reprimand follows several warnings this judge has given for the out-of-control real estate tycoon—who has spent months intimidating witnesses and maligning judges and prosecutors—to not follow the same modus operandi in New York state court.
“I spoke to defendants on and off the record. Off the record, I ordered Donald Trump to remove the post immediately. Approximately 10 minutes later, Donald Trump represented to me that he had taken down the offending post,” he began.
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