Judge Juan Merchan has recently made a ruling in a high-profile case involving former President Donald Trump. The judge sided with a defense argument that presenting information about a contempt order issued against Trump for violating a gag order could potentially prejudice the jury. As a result, Judge Merchan decided to exclude this information from the trial proceedings.
Furthermore, the judge also denied the prosecution's request to cross-examine Trump regarding the gag order violations if he decides to testify in his defense. Prosecutors had expressed their intention to question Trump about the judge's ruling that he had breached the gag order.
