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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Victoria Bekiempis

Judge threatens Trump with jail time for gag order violations in hush-money trial

a man in a blue suit and red tie sits in court
Donald Trump in court in New York on Monday. Photograph: Peter Foley/AP

The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal hush-money trial on Monday held him in criminal contempt for the 10th time and warned he could face jail for continued violations of a gag order.

Juan Merchan’s admonition to Trump came in response to the Republican presidential frontrunner’s repeated commentary on trial witnesses and jurors, which flouts the judge’s order barring him from speaking about those who are testifying at the high-profile proceedings and panelists weighing his fate.

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