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Trump Trial Takeaways: Judge Merchan Fines Trump $9,000 for Gag Order Violations
Trump held in contempt, fined for violating gag order in hush money trial
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By Léonie Chao-Fong
Trump held in contempt of court in New York trial for gag order violations
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Formerly TwitterGeorge Conway
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What I found interesting about the 2016 tapes (but irrelevant to this trial) is they show how much Trump's ability to express himself has so substantially deteriorated over the past eight years. It's quite dramatic in that sense.
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George Conway
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Judge Merchan holds Trump in contempt for nine incidents. Fine is $1000 per incident.
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Kyle Griffin
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BREAKING:
Judge Merchan has ruled that Trump is in criminal contempt for nine violations of his gag order.
The punishment is $1,000 per violation.
Under the judge's ruling, Trump has just been fined $9,000.
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Aaron Rupar
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"Trump has been talking a big game about testifying in his own defense, but it’s hard to believe he’d actually subject himself to days of withering cross-examination. Given that the trial is expected to last several weeks, he has time to decide. Meanwhile, he just has to try to…
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