The judge overseeing former President Trump’s hush money case held him in contempt Tuesday for violating a gag order nine times.
Judge Juan Merchan fined Trump $9,000 over his recent posts on Truth Social and campaign website attacking prospective jurors and prosecutors’ expected star witnesses, warning the former president that additional violations could result in jail time.
“Defendant is hereby warned that the Court will not tolerate continued willful violations of its lawful orders and that if necessary and appropriate under the circumstances, it will impose an incarceratory punishment,” Merchan wrote in his ruling, ordering Trump to remove the offending posts from Truth Social and his campaign website.
A hearing on the matter grew heated between the judge and Trump’s attorney, with Merchan telling Todd Blanche he was “losing all credibility” with the court.
