Donald Trump held in contempt of court for violating gag order | Politics and Government
The ruling was a stinging rebuke for the Republican former president, who had insisted he was exercising his free speech rights.
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The ruling was a stinging rebuke for the Republican former president, who had insisted he was exercising his free speech rights.
Donald Trump has been held in contempt of court and fined $9,000 for repeatedly violating a gag order in his New York hush money case.
Prosecutors are set to resume presenting their case against the former president, who is charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to conceal a hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels on the eve of the 2016 election.
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump was held in contempt of court Tuesday and fined $9,000 for repeatedly violating a gag order that barred him from making public statements about
Former President Trump must pay $9,000 and remove nine posts from his social media and campaign website. But what happens if the judge rules Trump has violated the gag order again?