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Judge holds Donald Trump in contempt for gag order violations
30/04/2024 10:14 PM | Click to read full article
Juan Merchan, the New York judge presiding over Donald Trump's hush money trial, held the 77-year-old Trump in contempt of court for breaching an order that he not publicly attack witnesses, jurors or court staff and their relatives. Merchan fined Trump $1,000 each for nine specific violations of the gag order and instructed him to remove seven "offending posts" from his Truth Social account and two from a campaign website by the afternoon.
