Legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin said Wednesday that former President Trump’s recent social media post “clearly” violated the gag order in his hush money criminal case. Trump’s post, quoting a Fo…
Probably. That’s all the prosecution proposed, and Merchan would show bias if he raised the stakes. Merchan will likely propose a steeper fine for future violations.
I believe you're right. It's pretty ridiculous how cheap it is, though. They really ought to bring charges for witness tampering and intimidation, but I doubt that will happen.
I would imagine the judge admonishes him and threatens jail time for the next offense. But I agree with you, the man-baby wants to be thrown in jail so he can cry about how unfair it all is.
Yeah, New York caps contempt charges at $1000 per violation, and/or up to 30 days in jail. And no judge wants to be the first one to throw him in jail for contempt. So he just keeps getting small fines which he is (at least on paper, but that’s what the entire trial is focused on) easily capable of paying.