Former President Donald Trump has been held in contempt of the court and fined $9,000 for violating a gag order aimed at protecting witnesses and jurors in his Manhattan criminal trial.
Prosecutors in Trump’s criminal trial last month asked Merchan to fine him $10,000 for violating a gag order and rule Trump in contempt of court. Last week, prosecutors asked Merchan to hold Trump in contempt for 10 posts made on Trump’s Truth Social profile and his official campaign profile about potential witnesses in the case, including former lawyer Michael Cohen and adult film star Stormy Daniels; among those 10 posts was one that echoed Fox News host Jesse Waters’ opinion that “undercover liberal activist” were “lying to the judge in order to get on the Trump jury.”
On Thursday, Merchan will also hold a hearing regarding four additional posts brought up by the prosecution last week.
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