The judge overseeing the hush money trial held Trump in contempt on Tuesday and threatened jail as a consequence. Trump has claimed it would be a “great honor” to be imprisoned.
On Tuesday, Juan Merchan, the judge overseeing the hush money trial, fined Trump $9,000 for repeatedly violating his gag order, and threatened to jail the ex-president if he does so again. “The court will not tolerate continued willful violations of its lawful orders,” Merchan said, adding that he is “keenly aware of, and protective of, defendant’s First Amendment rights,” but will nevertheless jail the former guy “if necessary and appropriate.
” Prosecutor Christopher Conroy said at last week’s hearing that the ex-president had broken the order “repeatedly and hasn’t stopped,” adding that in addition to his online violations, Trump violated the order “right here in the hallway” outside the courtroom, where he regularly rants about the trial to the press. “He knows what he’s not allowed to do,” Conroy said, “and he does it anyhow.” As The New York Times notes, “prosecutors have alerted the judge to four new potential violations.
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