NEW YORK — The judge in Donald Trump’s hush money trial sanctioned him Monday morning for violating his gag order for a second time.
Overall, prosecutors are setting the stage for pivotal testimony from Michael Cohen, who paid Daniels $130,000 for her silence before he went to prison for the hush money scheme. In response to a question about Cohen’s position within the Trump Organization, McConney responded dryly: “He said he was a lawyer.”In an anecdote from early in his career, former Trump Organization controller Jeffrey McConney testified in court about Donald Trump’s close attention to his cash and hardball approach to bills.
“It was a teaching moment,” McConney recalled. “If someone’s asking for money, negotiate with them,” rather than just paying. McConney, who left with $500,000 in severance, went on to testify tearfully last fall at the civil fraud trial of Trump, the company and key executives. The ex-controller said he’d been worn out by his entanglement in a litany of Trump-related investigations and legal proceedings.
“Defendant is hereby put on notice that if appropriate and warranted, future violations of its lawful orders will be punishable by incarceration,” the judge wrote in the order. Trump sat forward in his seat, glowering at the judge as he handed down the ruling. Once the judge finished speaking, Trump shook his head twice and crossed his arms.The judge had previously fined Trump $9,000 for nine earlier violations in posts on Truth Social and his website.
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