4 Ways Judge Merchan Could Punish Donald Trump for Gag Order Violation

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Judge Merchan has threatened to jail Trump if he continues to break a gag order imposed on his hush money trial.

On Monday, Judge Juan Merchan, who is presiding over the former president's Stormy Daniels hush money trial in Manhattan, ordered him to pay an additional $1,000 fine after concluding he had violated a gag order imposed on the case for the tenth time.Merchan also warned Trump that if the violations continue 'this court will have to consider a jail sanction,' though he noted the defendant is the former and potentially future U.S.

'Referring to Merchan, White said: 'He would absolutely be on solid legal ground if he were to send Trump to jail overnight for contempt of court. He threatened to do that and he will need to follow through if Trump continues to make disparaging comments about witnesses or jurors.'However, it seems Trump may relish the chance to spend a night in jail because he knows it will only whip up his most hardcore followers and win him victim points with some independent voters.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

 

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