
Former President Donald Trump has been held in contempt of 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 Judge Juan Merchan to fine him $10,000 — $1,000 each for 10 posts — for violating a gag order and rule Trump in contempt of court. Merchan on Tuesday fined Trump for nine of those posts.