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Trump Faces Contempt Hearing For Comments On Witnesses

Tuesday's contempt hearing will focus on statements Donald Trump made about witnesses Michael Cohen and Stormy Daniels (Credit: AFP)

Donald Trump faces a contempt of court hearing on Tuesday as part of his historic criminal trial, with New York prosecutors insisting the former president repeatedly violated the gag order issued to prevent him from intimidating witnesses.

The hearing comes a day after the jury heard opening arguments in Trump's hush money case, with prosecutors placing him at the center of a criminal conspiracy while his defense team insisted he was "cloaked in innocence."

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