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re: Hush Money-TRUMP in Contempt- Fined $9,000 & Threat of JAIL by Judge
TRUMPs' GAG Contempt Hearing Ends Without a Ruling
The combative hearing on TRUMPs' alleged violations of the judges' limited gag order ended with the judge saying he will not rule from bench on the district attorneys' motion to hold Trump in contempt, so a ruling will come later...
DAY 2-Hush Money Continues With Witness 1 Former National Enquirer Publisher David Pecker
CNN 23 APR 2024
'You're losing all credibility': Judge buries Trump lawyers' spin on gag order violations
Before concluding the hearing, Judge Merchan told Trump attorney Todd Blanche, "You're losing all credibility and not offering me anything … to hang my hat on."
After that hearing concluded Trump spoke to the press and AGAIN broke his GAG order and critisized jurors, which put more jurors in fear of continuing
Secret Service has plans if Trump is confined for contempt;
TRUMPs' Hush Money Continues With Witness 1 - Trump Warned to Cut His Losses and Seek a Plea Deal Before It's Too Late
Trump trial shows he belongs 'in the gutter' rather than 'on a throne'
As Donald Trump's hush-money trial kicks into its second day with a hearing on his apparent violation of Judge Juan Merchan's gag order, a former Department of Justice prosecutor suggested the embattled ex-president read the writing on the wall and seek a plea deal.
In an interview with Salon's Chauncey DeVega, attorney Kenneth McCallion, who investigated Trump for racketeering, stated the trial is starting off well for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office.
As he noted, the jury will soon settle in and see Trump less as a former president and more like a typical defendant which is not a factor in his favor and, although McCallion doesn't believe the former president will take his advice, he still thinks he should try and get out from under his criminal legal woes by making a deal that includes stepping aside from politics.
According to the former prosecutor, the longer the trial goes on, the smaller a window for a deal shrinks and it might be best to get going on one before a flood of witnesses take the stand and his guilt becomes harder to dismiss.
Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker testified for over 2 hours and detailed a 2015 'Catch-and-Kill' agreement with Trump and Cohen to dig 'dirt' on Ted Cruz, Ben Carson, and Hillary Clinton amongst others
Trump is upset about what's happening outside the NY courthouse - blaming security surrounding the courthouse, where his hush money trial is underway, preventing his supporters from protesting.....
WRONG Mr Trump...NO supporters have turned up....
Also read:Text messages reveal previously unknown details in Trump trial: report
'Like a child, give him a time out': Weissmann urges 'firm hand' as Trump flouts gag order
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