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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 9: Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the press at the end of the day during his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 9, 2024 in New York City. Former U.S. President Donald Trump faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first of his criminal cases to go to trial. (Photo by Angela Weiss-Pool/Getty Images)

Judge Merchan Rejects Mistrial Motion in Trump Case, Maintains Gag Order

Judge Juan Merchan has once again denied a motion for a mistrial by Donald Trump’s legal team.

Former President Donald Trump attends his trial at the Manhattan Criminal court, Monday, May 6, 2024, in New York. (Win McNamee/Pool Photo via AP)

Trump Fined $1K For Gag Order Violation In Hush Money Trial As Judge Warns Of Potential Jail Time

The judge in charge of Donald Trump’s hush money trial has fined him $1,000 for violating his gag order and warned that the 45th president could face an additional violation that could result in jail time.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 30: Former U.S. President Donald Trump appears in court during his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments at Manhattan Criminal Court on April 30, 2024 in New York City. Former U.S. President Donald Trump faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first of his criminal cases to go to trial. (Photo by Curtis Means-Pool/Getty Images)

Judge Merchan Holds Trump In Contempt For ‘Violating Gag Order’

In addition to holding the former president of the United States in contempt of court on Tuesday for “violating a gag order” that restricts his ability to speak about those connected to his case, the judge supervising Trump’s criminal prosecution in New York also threatened to put him in jail should he break the order once again.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 25: Former President Donald Trump enters Manhattan Criminal Court for the continuation of his hush money trial on April 25, 2024 in New York City. Former U.S. President Donald Trump faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first of his criminal cases to go to trial. (Pool Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Donald Trump Trial Updates

Former U.S. President Donald Trump is on trial in New York City on felony charges pertaining to an alleged 2016 hush money payment to former porno actress Stormy Daniels. It is the first time in history that a former president of the United States has faced criminal prosecution.

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Judge Merchan Expands Trump’s Gag Order

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 7: Former U.S. President Donald Trump sits at the defense table with his attorneys Christopher Kise (L) and Alina Habba (R) in New York State Supreme Court on December 7, 2023 in New York City. Trump's civil fraud trial alleges that he and his two sons Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump conspired to inflate his net worth on financial statements provided to banks and insurers to secure loans. New York Attorney General Letitia James has sued seeking $250 million in damages. (Photo by Eduardo Munoz Alvarez-Pool/Getty Images)

Key Aspects Of Trump’s Gag Order Upheld By Appeals Court

A federal appeals court has largely upheld a gag order placed on former President Donald Trump. The order limits what the 45th president is able to express in speech and social media posts regarding his federal case involving his alleged attempts to interfere in the 2020 election.