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April 30, 2024 at 10:30 AM

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NEW YORK — The judge overseeing former President Trump’s hush money case held him in contempt for violating a gag order nine times.

Judge Juan Merchan fined Trump $9,000 over his recent posts on Truth Social and campaign website attacking prospective jurors and prosecutors’ expected star witnesses, also warning the former president that additional violations could result in jail time.

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