The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial fined the former U.S. president 9,000 for contempt of court on Tuesday (April 30) and said he would consider jailing him if he continued to violate a gag order.
In a written order, Justice Juan Merchan said the fine may not be enough to serve as a deterrent for the wealthy businessman-turned-politician and lamented he did not have the authority to impose a higher penalty.
Merchan had imposed the gag order to prevent Trump from criticizing witnesses and others involved in the case.

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