The former president was fined 9,000 dollars (£7,100) and was warned that if he violates the gag order again, that he could be jailed.
Donald Trump has been held in contempt of court and fined 9,000 dollars for repeatedly violating a gag order that barred him from making public statements about witnesses, jurors and some others connected to his New York hush money case.Prosecutors had alleged 10 violations, but New York Judge Juan M Merchan found there were nine.
“It is critically important that defendant’s legitimate free speech rights not be curtailed, that he be able to fully campaign for the office which he seeks and that he be able to respond and defend himself against political attacks,” he wrote. Judge Juan Merchan ruled that the former president must pay a fine and remove several posts from his social media
Of the 10 posts, the one Judge Merchan ruled was not a violation came on April 10, a post referring to witnesses Michael Cohen and Stormy Daniels as “sleaze bags”. He noted that the words contained within the quotation marks in Trump’s April 17 post misstated what Mr Watters actually said. Mr Farro said Mr Cohen indicated the transaction was related to a real estate transaction – not a political candidate, an adult film performer or buying up a potential media story.“We might consider something like that a reputational risk,” he said.
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