‘This court will have to consider a jail sanction’: Trump hush-money judge threatens incarceration for repeated gag order violations

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media after attending the wake of slain NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller at the Massapequa Funeral Home on March 28, 2024 in Massapequa, New York. Credit: hoo-me.com/MediaPunch /IPX

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media after attending the wake of slain NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller at the Massapequa Funeral Home on March 28, 2024 in Massapequa, New York. Credit: hoo-me.com/MediaPunch /IPX

New York Judge Juan Merchan held Donald Trump in contempt of court for the 10th time on Monday as the ex-president’s criminal hush-money and election interference trial entered its 12th day. The judge warned the former president starkly that if he cannot comply with rules going forward, he will finally consider a jail sentence.

The judge fined Trump $1,000 for the latest gag order violation and told him, according to Lawfare: “There are many reasons why incarceration truly is the last resort” and he acknowledged that throwing Trump in jail would “obstruct the proceedings.”

“But at the end of the day, I have a job to do. Your continued willful violations constitute a direct attack on the rule of law. I cannot allow that to continue. As much as I’ve wanted to avoid a jail sentence, I will as necessary and if appropriate,” Merchan said.

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