
Former president Donald Trump's controversial comments and social media posts finally cost him -- albeit a paltry sum for the self-proclaimed billionaire -- when Judge Juan Merchan found him in violation of the gag order imposed in his historic hush-money trial.
Merchan on Monday ruled that Trump had violated the gag order nine times and fined him $1,000 per violation. Trump was ordered to remove the "offending posts" from his Truth Social platform and his presidential campaign website by 2:15 p.m. ET Monday.